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| 05/14/24 - Away | 12-2 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 04/23/19 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 05/01/18 - Home | 7-3 W |
| 05/02/17 - Away | 12-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Mayo is a perfect 7-0 against Albert Lea since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Spartans will welcome the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Mayo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Albert Lea's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mayo's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Century hitters got past them. The Spartans might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Albert Lea had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Saints.
Taylor Johnson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Hannah Schuhmacher was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Albert Lea's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mayo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-5 record this season.
Everything went Mayo's way against Albert Lea in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Mayo made off with a 12-2 win. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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