The St. Croix Prep Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Breck Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Croix Prep barely beat St. Croix Lutheran the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lions were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Crusaders on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Breck, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They walked away with a 17-13 win over Blake on Wednesday. Considering the Mustangs' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Breck got a massive performance out of Ben Amato, who scored four runs while going 3-for-5. Those four runs gave Amato a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Van Horn, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Breck's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for St. Croix Prep, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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