The St. Peter Saints will face off against the Mound-Westonka White Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Peter's hitters haven't had much luck over their past five contests, but Monday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
If St. Peter beats Mound-Westonka with two runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Saints' pitchers stepped up to hand New Ulm a 2-0 shutout on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mound-Westonka). They came out on top against Orono by a score of 7-4 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the White Hawks as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Grayson VanNut, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Max Kraay also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Mound-Westonka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
St. Peter now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Mound-Westonka, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
St. Peter beat Mound-Westonka 5-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the White Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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