The St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats will venture away from home to take on Thurston-Cuming County at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Paul/Palmer has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Paul/Palmer came up short against Wayne on Thursday, falling 11-1. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Blue Devils: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Thurston-Cuming County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top against Louisville by a score of 7-4. The win was nothing new for Thurston-Cuming County as they're now sitting on six straight.
Trevor Trimble was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Thurston-Cuming County let Braylen Wegner and Jake Schuster run wild. Wegner scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Schuster got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Schuster has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Kneifl, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Thurston-Cuming County pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Paul/Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything went St. Paul/Palmer's way against Thurston-Cuming County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as St. Paul/Palmer made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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