St. Paul Central is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Harding an 11-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The St. Paul Central Minutemen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harding Knights at 4:30 p.m. St. Paul Central has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Tuesday, St. Paul Central came up short against Washburn and fell 13-9.
Billy Vander Aarde was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Vander Aarde was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Ademola Adedigba
| 04/14/25 @ Johnson | 4 |
| 05/06/25 vs Washburn | 3 |
| 05/05/25 @ Harding | 3 |
| 04/30/25 @ Tartan | 1 |
| 04/16/25 vs Johnson | 1 |
Vander Aarde wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ademola Adedigba, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Adedigba is becoming a predictor of St. Paul Central's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-8 when he doesn't). Tyler Mortellaro also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Harding came up short against St. Paul Central on Monday, falling 20-2. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly 18 runs.
St. Paul Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Paul Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harding struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went St. Paul Central's way against Harding when the teams last played on Monday, as St. Paul Central made off with a 20-2 win. Do the Minutemen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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