04/29/24 - Away | 1-8 L |
04/04/24 - Home | 7-6 W |
06/08/23 - Neutral | 9-4 W |
06/03/23 - Away | 6-3 W |
05/01/23 - Away | 7-1 W |
+ 5 more games |
New Ulm Cathedral has gone 8-2 against Sleepy Eye recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Greyhounds are taking a road trip to take on the Indians at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with New Ulm Cathedral sitting on five straight victories and Sleepy Eye on four.
New Ulm Cathedral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 14th at the time (New Ulm Cathedral was ranked third). The Greyhounds walked away with a 5-1 win over the Clippers on Tuesday. The five-run effort marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Sleepy Eye beat Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman 10-5 on Tuesday.
Cody Schultz made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Schultz was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayden Klein, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Cole Eckstein, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Sleepy Eye always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
New Ulm Cathedral's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Sleepy Eye, their record is now 5-2.
New Ulm Cathedral might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Sleepy Eye in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Greyhounds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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