There's no place like home for Willmar, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. This was payback for Willmar, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Reese Christianson's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Willmar saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braeden Fagerlie, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Willmar has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9.
Willmar didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 8-3 win vs. Sauk Rapids-Rice on the 10th. St. Cloud Cathedral has also already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Albany on the 10th.
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