The Jefferson Jaguars will square off against the Chaska Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jefferson barely beat Waconia the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Jaguars were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Wildcats on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Chaska made sure to put some runs up on the board against Orono on Thursday. The Hawks blew past the Spartans 16-1. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won three in a row.
Noelle Stein tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, Chaska got a massive performance out of Ashlyn Larson, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ellie Scott, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Chaska was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Jefferson has also opened the season with a perfect 2-0 record. As for Chaska, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Jefferson was able to grind out a solid win over Chaska in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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