New London-Spicer has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
New London-Spicer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Paynesville, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (New London-Spicer was ranked 22nd). New London-Spicer lost 6-0 to Paynesville on Tuesday. New London-Spicer has struggled against Paynesville recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Providence Academy on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted has lost by just one run.
New London-Spicer's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
New London-Spicer skirted past Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 10-8 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will New London-Spicer repeat their success, or does Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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