Baseball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Sleepy Eye's Sixth in Last Seven Outings

While Sleepy Eye's win against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Indians skirted past the Thunderbirds 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since March 27th.

Carson Uecker and Cole Eckstein did most of the damage at the plate: Uecker got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Eckstein went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits Eckstein has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kayden Klein, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double.

Sleepy Eye has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Sleepy Eye didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-1 loss against Minnesota Valley Lutheran on the 25th. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they are taking a road trip to square off against B O L D at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.