The St. Paul Central Minutemen will head out to challenge the Simley Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Paul Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
St. Paul Central is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since May 1st on Monday. They came up short against Edison, falling 9-2. The Minutemen's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
St. Paul Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmett Jones, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Simley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Raiders. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Simley's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for St. Paul Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
St. Paul Central suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Simley when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Minutemen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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