Sartell-St. Stephen has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Moorhead Spuds at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Sartell-St. Stephen's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Moorhead's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sartell-St. Stephen will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Alexandria on Tuesday. Sartell-St. Stephen came out on top against Alexandria by a score of 13-9.
Meanwhile, Moorhead put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Sauk Rapids-Rice as Moorhead made off with a 7-1 victory. Seven seems to be a good number for Moorhead as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sartell-St. Stephen's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Moorhead, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Sartell-St. Stephen skirted past Moorhead 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sartell-St. Stephen 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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