| 05/02/24 - Home | 10-4 W |
| 05/02/24 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 04/28/23 - Home | 17-7 W |
| 04/28/23 - Away | 16-4 W |
| 05/02/16 - Away | 9-1 W |
St. Cloud Cathedral is a perfect 5-0 against Willmar since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. St. Cloud Cathedral will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Wednesday, St. Cloud Cathedral made easy work of Buffalo and carried off a 12-3 victory. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by nine runs or more this season.
Seven must be Willmar's lucky number: they beat Alexandria with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. Willmar came out on top against Alexandria by a score of 7-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Willmar.
The team relied heavily on Aubrey Hjelle, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Isley Ripperger, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
St. Cloud Cathedral's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Willmar, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went St. Cloud Cathedral's way against Willmar when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as St. Cloud Cathedral made off with a 10-4 victory. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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