The Wayzata Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hopkins Royals at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Wayzata will be strutting in after a victory while Hopkins will be coming in after a defeat.
If Wayzata beats Hopkins with six runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Wayzata sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Minnetonka on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wayzata.
Alexa Larson looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lexi Drasher, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ella Freeman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hopkins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 5-0 to Edina. The game marked the first time this year in which Hopkins was not able to get on the board.
Wayzata pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hopkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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