The Superior Spartans will face off against the Hibbing Bluejackets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Superior is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering D.C. Everest just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Evergreens. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Spartans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Superior saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige 'Peeps' Johnson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Hibbing fell victim to Hermantown and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 12-0. The Bluejackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hibbing now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Superior, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Superior came out on top in a nail-biter against Hibbing when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 7-5. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bluejackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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