Waconia has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Orono Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waconia will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a nine-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Benilde-St. Margaret's on Tuesday. Waconia narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Benilde-St. Margaret's 7-5.
Meanwhile, Orono entered their tilt with New Prague with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Orono has won by exactly three runs.
Waconia's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11. As for Orono, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-11.
Waconia skirted past Orono 7-6 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waconia since the team 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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