The Minnetonka Skippers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Wayzata Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Minnetonka will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Hopkins, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Minnetonka came out on top against Hopkins on Wednesday by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Nathan Wheeler made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wheeler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Maxwell Nelson looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, William Koeppen was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Hudson Poole was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Meanwhile, Wayzata put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Maple Grove 3-2.
Minnetonka has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Wayzata, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
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