The Chaska Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the New Prague Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Chaska is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Shakopee, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Chaska was ranked 25th). Chaska fell 8-3 to Shakopee on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that Chaska let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, New Prague can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on St. Louis Park with a sharp 12-5 victory. The win was familiar territory for New Prague who now have four in a row.
Chaska's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for New Prague, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Chaska came out on top in a nail-biter against New Prague when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Prague's Jordyn Marsh, who struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chaska still be able to contain Marsh? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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