The Washburn Millers will head out to challenge the Owatonna Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Washburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
If Washburn beats Owatonna with 13 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Millers blew past Roosevelt 13-5 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Millers, who have now won three contests in a row.
Ben Vanderley Klaassen looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Shelton, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Nolan Nelson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Washburn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Owatonna faced Mankato West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Huskies wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Washburn pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Owatonna, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
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