The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Melrose Dutchmen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Cloud Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Melrose's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, St. Cloud Cathedral was able to grind out a solid win over Pierz, taking the game 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Cloud Cathedral.
Meanwhile, while it was Melrose who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Montevideo who put up more. Melrose lost 9-1 to Montevideo.
Melrose saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Berscheit, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Cloud Cathedral's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10. As for Melrose, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
St. Cloud Cathedral took their win against Melrose when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Cloud Cathedral 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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