The Richfield Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Paul Central Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Richfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against DeLaSalle on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Islanders by a score of 4-2. The defeat continues a trend for Richfield in their matchups with DeLaSalle: they've now lost three in a row.
Emily Olosn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Richfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Olson, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Central came up short against Highland Park on Thursday and fell 8-5.
Richfield's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for St. Paul Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Everything went Richfield's way against St. Paul Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 as Richfield made off with a 14-4 victory. Does Richfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Paul Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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