The Eleva-Strum Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the Osseo-Fairchild Thunder at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Eleva-Strum has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Eleva-Strum is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since April 4th on Friday. They came out on top against Independence/Gilmanton by a score of 5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Indees recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Calvin Barneson
| 04/17/25 @ Augusta | 3 |
| 05/16/25 vs Independence/Gilmanton | 2 |
| 05/06/25 vs Alma Center Lincoln | 2 |
| 05/13/25 @ Whitehall | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Fall Creek | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Calvin Barneson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Eleva-Strum is undefeated when Barneson posts two or more runs, but 2-9 otherwise.
Eleva-Strum always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence/Gilmanton only posted an OBP of .355.
Meanwhile, while Osseo-Fairchild put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Augusta. The Thunder were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over the Beavers. The result was nothing new for the Thunder, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
The win made it two in a row for Osseo-Fairchild and bumps their season record up to 13-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Eleva-Strum, their record now sits at 5-9.
Eleva-Strum might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Osseo-Fairchild in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
