Springfield dropped their record down to 13-2 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 17-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They fell 4-0 to the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
As for New Ulm Cathedral, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-1. Four seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For New Ulm Cathedral's part, the result came thanks to Jake Finstad's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Elliot Schabert, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Springfield and New Ulm Cathedral should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. The Tigers will face off against Windom at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (27 vs. 179). Meanwhile, New Ulm Cathedral (ranked 53rd) will meet Minnesota Valley Lutheran (ranked 212th) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Greyhounds 2.3, the Chargers 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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