The Lakeville South Cougars will take on the Eagan Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lakeville South 2.2, Eagan 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eagan will be up against a hot Lakeville South team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Cougars never let Eastview get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Wednesday. Considering the Cougars have won three matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Eagan's offense. They fell just short of Lakeville North by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Drew McShane was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
Lakeville South pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Eagan, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Lakeville South came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagan in their previous matchup last Tuesday, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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