Friday just wasn't the day for Eleva-Strum's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs on Friday. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Eleva-Strum saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Martinson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Eleva-Strum's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2. As for Melrose-Mindoro, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Eleva-Strum is set to face off against their familiar foe Osseo-Fairchild at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cardinals 3.5, the Thunder 1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Melrose-Mindoro will challenge rival Augusta at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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