Spring Lake Park fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Andover on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Andover Huskies by a score of 6-5. Spring Lake Park has struggled against Andover recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
For Andover's part, they got a great performance from Logan Nistler as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Law, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Coe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Spring Lake Park's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Andover, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Spring Lake Park will be playing at home against Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for Andover, they will head out on the road to take on Minneapolis South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andover is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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