The Eagan Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakeville South Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Eagan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Lakeville South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Eagan fell victim to Lakeville North and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Drew McShane was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
While Lakeville South didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Eastview with a sharp 6-0 victory on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lakeville South pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Eagan, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Eagan couldn't quite finish off Lakeville South in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 5-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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