The Simley Spartans will face off against the South St. Paul Packers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Simley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Simley is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since May 1, 2025 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over St. Agnes.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South St. Paul, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Hill-Murray on Friday as they made off with an 8-2 win.
Emma Brandner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Emma Mauer was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one triple. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Maddie Warzecha was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
South St. Paul hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in six consecutive games.
Simley's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for South St. Paul, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-6.
Everything went Simley's way against South St. Paul in their previous matchup back in April, as Simley made off with a 13-5 victory. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Packers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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