The St. Michael-Albertville Knights will challenge the Hopkins Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Michael-Albertville has four straight victories, Hopkins has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Michael-Albertville had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Rogers on Monday. The Knights put the hurt on the Royals with a sharp 9-3 win. That looming 9-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
St. Michael-Albertville got a great performance from Lincoln Rick as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Rick a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Gavin Becker was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Lawson Ness was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Hopkins fell victim to Buffalo and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Bison by a score of 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Hopkins' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for St. Michael-Albertville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
St. Michael-Albertville couldn't quite finish off Hopkins when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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