The Belle Plaine Tigers will head out to take on the New Ulm Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Belle Plaine's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so New Ulm's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Belle Plaine's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Marshall hitters got past them. Belle Plaine lost 13-1 to Marshall on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Belle Plaine couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but New Ulm ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past St. Peter 3-2. The Eagles' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Zach Hubbard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Hubbard is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Kyle Albrecht was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
New Ulm's record is now 3-0. As for Belle Plaine, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Belle Plaine has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like New Ulm struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Belle Plaine suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to New Ulm in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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