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| 04/23/25 - Away | 13-6 W |
| 05/16/24 - Away | 8-2 W |
| 05/08/24 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 05/20/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/10/23 - Away | 8-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Academy of Holy Angels has gone a perfect 10-0 against Richfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Stars will welcome the Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Academy of Holy Angels' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Richfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Academy of Holy Angels' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Breck hitters got past them. The Stars came up short against the Mustangs on Saturday, falling 14-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richfield). They blew past Fridley 13-3 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.
Cason Carter was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Richfield's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Carter was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Matthew Popp and Aidan Forpahl did most of the damage at the plate: Popp went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI, while Forpahl got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Forpahl a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Miles Patt, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Richfield pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Academy of Holy Angels, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-4 record this season.
Academy of Holy Angels took their win against Richfield when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 13-6 score. Do the Stars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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