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Maple River is a perfect 3-0 against Minnesota Valley Lutheran since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Eagles will square off against the Chargers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maple River has three straight wins, Minnesota Valley Lutheran has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Maple River earned a 7-4 victory over Triton.
Gavin Halvorson was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Kash Wede and Wyatt Walters did most of the damage at the plate: Wede got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Walters went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Walters a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Birr, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Valley Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat Loyola on Friday and fell 2-1.
Maple River's record now sits at 8-5. As for Minnesota Valley Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 8-5.
Maple River took their win against Minnesota Valley Lutheran in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 12-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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