St. Paul is 2-8 against Central City since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Paul Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Central City Bison. St. Paul will be strutting in after a win while Central City will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Paul is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 23, 2023 on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Polk County an 8-0 shutout. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Not much got past Charlee Wegner, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Polk County off the board. With that strong performance, Wegner is now averaging an impressive 5 innings per game.
At the plate, St. Paul let Audra Dugan and Addy Wegner loose on the outfield. Dugan scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Wegner went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Dugan also put up three RBI, which wereher first of the season. Another player making a difference was Kyndel Sack, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
St. Paul hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Polk County struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, Central City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Lakeview by a score of 5-4.
St. Paul's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Central City, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-3.
St. Paul might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Central City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can St. Paul avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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