The Randolph Rockets will head out to challenge the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Randolph has 31 straight wins, Blooming Prairie has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Randolph's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Bethlehem Academy.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Blooming Prairie and Kenyon-Wanamingo meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Awesome Blossoms came up short against the Knights, falling 17-11. While the Awesome Blossoms didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 5-0 in the first period.
Blooming Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Randolph, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Randolph came out on top in a nail-biter against Blooming Prairie in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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