The St. James Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Luverne Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. James comes in on three and Luverne on 12.
St. James will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Jackson County Central, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. St. James came out on top against Jackson County Central by a score of 7-4 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Luverne gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Worthington 14-3. That's two games straight that Luverne has won by exactly 11 runs.
Jacob Stroh made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Stroh was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Will Serie was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Serie is crushing it when it comes to RBI: he's brought in at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Alex Schlosser, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
St. James' victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-6. As for Luverne, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
St. James suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Luverne in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can St. James avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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