North Branch fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against St. Francis on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Saints. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Fighting Saints recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
North Branch's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for St. Francis, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
North Branch will head out on the road to square off against Cambridge-Isanti at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bluejackets' pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Francis, they will square off against Orono at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Fighting Saints are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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