Sleepy Eye came tearing into Monday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds. Sleepy Eye might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by seven runs or more this season.
For New Ulm Cathedral's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Finstad, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Sleepy Eye pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for New Ulm Cathedral, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-3.
Sleepy Eye will be playing at home against St. Mary's at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Mary's: 2.8, Sleepy Eye: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for New Ulm Cathedral, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Minnesota Valley Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. New Ulm Cathedral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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