After three games on the road, St. Paul is heading back home. They will take on the Northeast Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, St. Paul suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Crest. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Paul in their matchups with Crest: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Northeast put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Jayhawk Linn a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northeast.
Braden Young made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Young was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Northeast got a massive performance out of Indica Hollaway, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Wade, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
St. Paul's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Northeast, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
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