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| 05/02/25 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 10-14 L |
| 05/30/19 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 05/15/19 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 05/18/18 - Away | 1-12 L |
| + 5 more games |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Minneapolis South, St. Paul Central was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Fridley Tigers. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Minutemen as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Emmett Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, St. Paul Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Mortellaro, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Mortellaro has brought in this season.
St. Paul Central's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Fridley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
St. Paul Central and Fridley could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. The Minutemen (ranked 300th) will meet Owatonna (ranked 47th) at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Fridley will challenge Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (247 vs. 119).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
