Jefferson and Benilde-St. Margaret are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Jefferson Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Jefferson fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Waconia on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-3. Jefferson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Benilde-St. Margaret's put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past St. Louis Park 8-7. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Benilde-St. Margaret's has scored all year.
Jefferson now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Benilde-St. Margaret's, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Jefferson couldn't quite finish off Benilde-St. Margaret's in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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