The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders will challenge the Melrose Dutchmen at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. St. Cloud Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Melrose's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, St. Cloud Cathedral didn't have quite enough to beat Holy Family Catholic and fell 2-1.
St. Cloud Cathedral saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Primus, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Melrose hadn't done well against Pierz recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Dutchmen narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pioneers 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dutchmen.
Melrose pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-6.
St. Cloud Cathedral was able to grind out a solid victory over Melrose when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 9-4. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dutchmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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