Estherville Lincoln Central has won four straight games at home, while Algona has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Midgets will welcome the Bulldogs. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Estherville Lincoln Central beats Algona with eight runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Midgets were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Algona owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. Everything went their way against Sioux Center as they made off with an 8-0 win.
Algona is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Estherville Lincoln Central, their win bumped their record up to 23-8.
Estherville Lincoln Central suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Algona in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Midgets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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