If St. Paul Central was feeling good off their 16-3 takedown of Johnson last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Paul Central Minutemen took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Minnehaha Academy Red Hawks on Thursday.
Henry Smith put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ademola Adedigba, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
On Minnehaha Academy's side, Alex Schmitt looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Schmitt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brady Glenn was excellent, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
St. Paul Central has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Minnehaha Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-8.
St. Paul Central will head out on the road to take on Century at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Paul Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. Minnehaha Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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