St. Michael-Albertville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Hopkins Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If St. Michael-Albertville beats Hopkins with five runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. St. Michael-Albertville came out on top in a nail-biter against Edina on Wednesday and snuck past 5-3.
Zach Pribyl looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noah Miller was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was CJ Splettstoesser, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hopkins came out on top against Edina on Friday by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
St. Michael-Albertville pushed their record up to 9-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Hopkins, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season.
St. Michael-Albertville took their victory against Hopkins in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Michael-Albertville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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