On Friday, New Ulm faced New Prague in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The New Ulm Eagles never let the New Prague Trojans onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs New Ulm has scored all year.
For New Prague's part, the result came thanks to Jordyn Marsh's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
At the plate, New Prague saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lenna Britten, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
New Ulm's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for New Prague, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.
New Ulm will stay at home for another game and welcome Owatonna at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Owatonna: 3.1, New Ulm: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for New Prague, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 8-1 victory vs. Benilde-St. Margaret's on the 11th.
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