The Brainerd Warriors will head out to square off against the Champlin Park Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Brainerd 2.3, Champlin Park 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Brainerd got the win against Alexandria by a conclusive 8-1. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Champlin Park waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Orioles as they made off with a 15-2 win. Considering the Rebels have won five games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brainerd pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Champlin Park, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Brainerd couldn't quite finish off Champlin Park in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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