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| 04/23/24 - Home | 17-4 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 19-4 W |
| 04/11/24 - Away | 19-0 W |
| 04/18/23 - Away | 13-3 W |
| 04/18/23 - Away | 10-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Rocori is 9-1 against Willmar since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Spartans will welcome the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Rocori came up short against Sartell-St. Stephen and fell 7-3.
Meanwhile, Willmar entered their tilt with Sauk Rapids-Rice on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Storm by a score of 7-3. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Grace Kalkbrenner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lauryn Mueske, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Isley Ripperger was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Willmar pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Rocori, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Rocori took their victory against Willmar when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-4 score. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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