Magic
| 04/29/25 @ St. Francis | 5-1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Spring Lake Park | 12-7 |
| 04/24/25 vs North Branch | 12-1 |
| 04/22/25 vs St. Francis | 9-3 |
Monticello extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 7-2 in the process. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the St. Francis Fighting Saints. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 9-3 last Tuesday.
Monticello got a great performance from Gavin Gardner as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Monticello's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tim Marcus, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Brock Holthaus was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As for St. Francis, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 6-2. The match marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
On St. Francis' side, Tanner Rothbauer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Monticello and St. Francis should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. The Magic will challenge Zimmerman at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (25 vs. 292). Meanwhile, St. Francis (ranked 33rd) will meet Princeton (ranked 94th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Fighting Saints 2.1, the Tigers 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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