After flying high against St. Croix Prep on Tuesday, Minnehaha Academy came back down to earth. The Red Hawks fell just short of the New Life Academy Eagles by a score of 9-7 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Minnehaha Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for New Life Academy, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Minnehaha Academy will face off against St. Croix Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.58 runs per game on average), something the Red Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for New Life Academy, they will challenge St. Paul Academy-Summit at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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