The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders will face off against the Monticello Magic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Cloud Cathedral is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
St. Cloud Cathedral came into this matchup off a tough nine-run loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Annandale by a score of 7-5 on Monday.
Monticello came out on top against Elk River on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run first inning. The Magic blew past the Elks 7-1. The matchup marked the Magic's most dominant win of the season.
Paige Flanigan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Flanigan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Flanigan wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiana Pegues, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Pegues has hit this season.
Monticello's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
St. Cloud Cathedral was able to grind out a solid win over Monticello in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, winning 6-1. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Magic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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