The Minnetonka Skippers will head out on the road to challenge the Edina Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Minnetonka has four straight wins, Edina has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Minnetonka will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Wayzata, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Skippers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans on Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Skippers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mateo Aldecocea tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Meanwhile, Edina came up short against Buffalo on Friday and fell 4-1.
Jackson McGrath was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Minnetonka's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Edina, they now have a losing record of 4-5-1.
Minnetonka beat Edina 7-2 in their previous matchup on April 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Skippers 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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