Edina is 1-8 against St. Michael-Albertville since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Edina Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the St. Michael-Albertville Knights at 4:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Edina didn't have quite enough to beat Hopkins and fell 3-2. Edina has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. Michael-Albertville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Elks.
St. Michael-Albertville got a great performance from Jacob Baetsen as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Luster, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Edina's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Edina was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Michael-Albertville in their previous matchup back in April, winning 9-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Luster, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Edina still be able to contain Luster? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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