The Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers will head out on the road to take on the St. Mary's Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Minnesota Valley Lutheran finally turned things around against Sibley East on Tuesday. Minnesota Valley Lutheran never let Sibley East onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Bode, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for St. Mary's, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran's record now sits at 5-3. As for St. Mary's, their record now sits at 6-2.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran came up short against St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Minnesota Valley Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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