The St. Paul Central Minutemen will head out on the road to take on the Highland Park Scots at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Paul Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, St. Paul Central didn't have quite enough to beat Richfield and fell 6-5. The loss continues a trend for the Minutemen in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.
Raina Palombo and Noe Christensen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Palombo went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Christensen went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Jonny LeRoux was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Highland Park didn't have quite enough to beat Washburn on Tuesday and fell 4-3. The Scots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Paul Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Highland Park, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
St. Paul Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Highland Park in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Minutemen since the team 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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