Blaine has gone 7-1 against Osseo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bengals will look to defend their home field against the Orioles at 4:30 p.m. Blaine's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Osseo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Blaine came out on top against Totino-Grace on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run second inning. The Bengals were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Bengals have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ella McGraw
| 04/30/25 @ Totino-Grace | 4 |
| 04/10/25 vs Rogers | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Champlin Park | 1 |
| 05/10/24 vs Robbinsdale Armstrong | 1 |
Ella McGraw looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Marin Aman was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Lil Wright was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Osseo lost 8-2 to Anoka on Tuesday. The Orioles haven't had much luck with the Tornadoes recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Osseo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabelle Biehn, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. That hit marked the first that Biehn has got this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Blaine and bumps their season record up to 5-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Osseo, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Blaine's way against Osseo in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Blaine made off with a 15-1 victory. Will the Bengals repeat their success, or do the Orioles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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