The Alexandria Cardinals will challenge the Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Sartell-St. Stephen will be up against a hot Alexandria squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Cardinals blew past Detroit Lakes 14-4 on Friday. Considering the Cardinals have won four games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Sartell-St. Stephen had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cambridge-Isanti a 10-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Sabres in their matchups with the Bluejackets: they've now won three in a row.
Sartell-St. Stephen got a great performance from Jakson Scheffler as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Miles Simonson was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Brady Thompson was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Sartell-St. Stephen hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Alexandria's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Sartell-St. Stephen, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Alexandria was able to grind out a solid win over Sartell-St. Stephen when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Sabres have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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