Upsala is 7-2 against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Upsala Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. Upsala's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Upsala took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle by a score of 8-4.
Meanwhile, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Paynesville by a score of 3-1.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Radermacher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kacey Fischer was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Upsala is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Everything went Upsala's way against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Upsala made off with an 11-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upsala since the team 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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