St. Croix Prep is 8-2 against Nova Classical Academy since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Croix Prep Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Nova Classical Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. St. Croix Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Nova Classical Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Croix Prep is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Agnes just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aggies. The defeat continues a trend for St. Croix Prep in their matchups with St. Agnes: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Nova Classical Academy was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged St. Croix Lutheran out 9-8.
Alex Ehlebracht was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
St. Croix Prep's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Nova Classical Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
St. Croix Prep took their victory against Nova Classical Academy when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 6-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nova Classical Academy's Mark Evenson, who struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Croix Prep still be able to contain Evenson? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
