The Highland Park Scots will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Paul Central Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so St. Paul Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Highland Park's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Kennedy on Wednesday. They lost 11-0 to the Eagles. Highland Park has struggled against Kennedy recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Central can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Johnson as St. Paul Central made off with an 18-3 win.
Ellen Hendricks and Jonny LeRoux did most of the damage at the plate: Hendricks scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while LeRoux scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maddy Ronneberg, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for St. Paul Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Highland Park took their win against St. Paul Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Highland Park repeat their success, or does St. Paul Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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