The matchup between Melrose and St. Cloud Cathedral on Friday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Dutchmen took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Dutchmen, who until this matchup were averaging 3.19 runs allowed.
Celia Schoenberg made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Naomi Wiechman, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Melrose's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, the win keeps they at an undefeated 20-0.
Melrose and St. Cloud Cathedral should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. The Dutchmen (ranked 28th) will meet Benson (ranked 311th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, St. Cloud Cathedral will face off against Elk River at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (18 vs. 213).
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