It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Becker ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Princeton Tigers and snuck past 4-3. This was payback for Becker, who suffered a 7-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For Princeton's part, Lukas Olson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Becker pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Princeton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Becker will take on St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Becker: 4.1, St. Francis: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Princeton, they will be playing at home against Big Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Princeton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Big Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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