Hastings waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Simley Spartans an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won five matchups by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Raiders
04/25/25 @ Simley | 11-0 |
04/22/25 @ South St. Paul | 3-1 |
04/21/25 @ Hill-Murray | 4-0 |
04/08/25 @ Mahtomedi | 15-1 |
05/14/24 @ Simley | 7-0 |
+ 5 more games |
Hastings' victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Simley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Hastings didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 victory against Woodbury on the 29th. Simley has also already played their next matchup (against South St. Paul), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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