The St. Paul Flyers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bellevue Redmen at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. St. Paul is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
St. Paul took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Crestview by a score of 6-2.
Kole Maxwell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, St. Paul let Ben Blum and Jacob Bocock loose on the outfield. Blum scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Bocock went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Kuhnle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bellevue didn't have quite enough to beat Perkins on Wednesday and fell 4-2. Bellevue has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Paul is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Bellevue, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
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