Baseball Game Preview: Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha Pirates vs. St. Anthony Village Huskies

The Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Anthony Village Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Robbinsdale Cooper with a sharp 13-3 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won five in a row.

Nolan Schneider was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one double, and one RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. Evan Goethals was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Meanwhile, St. Anthony Village put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against DeLaSalle by a score of 6-1.

St. Anthony Village pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha beat St. Anthony Village 5-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.