The Stephen-Argyle Central Storm will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Thief River Falls Prowlers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Stephen-Argyle Central barely beat Badger/Greenbush-Middle River the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Storm's pitchers stepped up to hand the Gators a 13-0 shutout on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Thief River Falls made easy work of Crookston on Thursday and carried off a 19-5 win. With that victory, the Prowlers brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Dylan Osowski made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Thief River Falls got a big performance out of Kaleb Mehrkens, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Mehrkens has posted since back in April. Jaxon Hams was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Thief River Falls kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 11.2.
Stephen-Argyle Central suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Thief River Falls in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Storm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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