The Lester Prairie Bulldogs will square off against the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Lester Prairie fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 8-7. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, New Ulm Cathedral waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Rabbits get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Greyhounds have won five contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
New Ulm Cathedral's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lester Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Lester Prairie suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to New Ulm Cathedral in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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