The Prior Lake Lakers will head out to face off against the Eagan Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Prior Lake will be strutting in after a victory while Eagan will be coming in after a defeat.
Prior Lake barely beat Apple Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lakers blew past the Eagles 17-5 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lakers.
Meanwhile, Eagan didn't have quite enough to beat Eastview on Thursday and fell 6-5. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Lightning recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Jocelyn McClary was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. McClary was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
McClary wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Barry, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Prior Lake has also opened the season with a perfect 2-0 record. As for Eagan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Prior Lake couldn't quite finish off Eagan in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 10-8. Can the Lakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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