The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters will challenge the Staples-Motley Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sauk Centre is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Sauk Centre didn't have quite enough to beat Minnewaska Area and fell 3-2.
Sauk Centre saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leyton Fuchs, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Ethan Isenbart also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Staples-Motley made easy work of Breckenridge on Thursday and carried off a 14-4 win. Considering the Cardinals have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Tyrrell made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has become a key player for Staples-Motley: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-5-1 otherwise. Tyrrell was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Silas Claussen and Cooper Tappe did most of the damage at the plate: Claussen went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Tappe went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Colbe Tappe was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Staples-Motley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.
Sauk Centre's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Staples-Motley, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-6-1.
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