The Edina Hornets will square off against the Richfield Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Edina is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Richfield will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Edina extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Hornets came out on top in a nail-biter against Hastings, sneaking past 3-1. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by exactly two runs.
Ella Meyer
| 05/08/25 vs Hastings | 11 |
| 05/07/25 vs Wayzata | 14 |
| 05/05/25 vs Hopkins | 8 |
| 05/02/25 vs St. Michael-Albertville | 7 |
| 05/01/25 vs Eden Prairie | 8 |
| + 8 more games |
Ella Meyer was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season.
Meyer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Cox, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Richfield came up short against Apple Valley on Wednesday, falling 12-3.
Edina pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Richfield, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Edina skirted past Richfield 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Hornets 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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