Elk River is 1-6 against Andover since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elk River Elks will be playing at home against the Andover Huskies at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Elk River: 4, Andover: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Elk River took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Sartell-St. Stephen 2-1.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Andover had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Rosemount on Wednesday. Andover has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Andover got a good showing from Blake Baumann, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Myers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Elk River's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Andover, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Elk River couldn't quite finish off Andover in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Will Elk River have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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