The Albany Huskies will be playing at home against the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Albany is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over Pequot Lakes last Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud Cathedral made easy work of Pequot Lakes on Tuesday and carried off an 8-1 victory.
John Brew spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Primus, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Jacob Oliver was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Albany is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Albany was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Cloud Cathedral in their previous matchup back in April, winning 9-4. Does Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Cloud Cathedral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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