Richfield and Highland Park pushed the score to 13-12 the last time they played Highland Park, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Spartans never let the Scots get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. For the Spartans, this counts as revenge for the 13-12 win the Scots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.
Richfield's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Leino, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Leino a new career-high.
Spartans
| 05/19/25 vs Highland Park | 77.8% |
| 05/02/25 vs Washburn | 60% |
| 04/09/25 vs Robbinsdale Cooper | 58.6% |
| 05/09/25 @ Fridley | 48.5% |
| 04/21/25 vs Fridley | 47.4% |
Richfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .778. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Richfield's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Highland Park, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
Looking ahead, Richfield will square off against South St. Paul at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Highland Park, they will host Harding at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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