The St. Michael-Albertville Knights will head out on the road to take on the Wayzata Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael-Albertville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
St. Michael-Albertville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hopkins, sneaking past 2-0. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Knights have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Meanwhile, Wayzata suffered their closest defeat since April 30, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Minnetonka by a score of 4-2. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lexi Drasher was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run. Sydney Anderson also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
St. Michael-Albertville pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Wayzata, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
St. Michael-Albertville skirted past Wayzata 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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