Mounds View hasn't had much luck against Cretin-Derham Hall recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Raiders at 3:45 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mounds View made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Forest Lake, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Mustangs fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Cretin-Derham Hall and White Bear Lake meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Raiders fell just short of the Bears by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Raiders have suffered since April 14th.
Cretin-Derham Hall saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Castro, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double. Anna Rafferty also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Cretin-Derham Hall's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Mounds View, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Mounds View came up short against Cretin-Derham Hall in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 6-3. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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