Luverne will square off against Fairmont at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Luverne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Luverne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Windom, who was ranked 13th at the time (Luverne was ranked 24th). The Cardinals lost 11-4 to the Eagles on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Blake Sauer made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Fairmont waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bluejays a 13-0 shutout. Considering the Cardinals have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Having lost for the first time this season, Luverne fell to 7-1. As for Fairmont, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Luverne was able to grind out a solid win over Fairmont when the teams last played last Monday, winning 6-1. Does Luverne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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