The Owatonna Huskies will head out on the road to take on the New Ulm Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Owatonna's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so New Ulm's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Owatonna is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mankato West just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Scarlets by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, New Ulm put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Jordan with a sharp 14-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for New Ulm considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Owatonna's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for New Ulm, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Everything went Owatonna's way against New Ulm in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Owatonna made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Owatonna since the squad 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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