The Zimmerman Thunder will head out to square off against the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Zimmerman has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Cambridge-Isanti will arrive with 11 straight victories.
Zimmerman came up short against Chisago Lakes Area on Tuesday, falling 10-2.
Zimmerman saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madilyn Tucker, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Tucker has hit this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cambridge-Isanti). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Coon Rapids a 16-0 shutout on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bluejackets with their most commanding win of the season.
Cambridge-Isanti got a massive performance out of Brooke Molitor, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Hailey Schmidt was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Cambridge-Isanti always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cambridge-Isanti pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Zimmerman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Zimmerman might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Cambridge-Isanti in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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