The Owatonna Huskies will square off against the Washburn Millers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Owatonna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Mankato West, who was ranked tenth at the time (Owatonna was ranked 24th). The Huskies wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Washburn waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Teddies with a sharp 13-5 victory. With that win, the Millers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ben Vanderley Klaassen looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Wyatt Shelton was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Nolan Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Washburn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Washburn pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Owatonna, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
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