Baseball Recap: Richfield Wins Going Away Against Fridley

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 @ Fridley	10
05/02/25 vs Washburn	10
04/09/25 vs Robbinsdale Cooper	10
04/18/25 vs Roosevelt	8
05/01/25 @ Robbinsdale Cooper	7

Richfield barely beat Fridley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Tigers on Friday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Cason Carter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Matthew Popp and Aidan Forpahl did most of the damage at the plate: Popp went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI, while Forpahl got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Forpahl a new career-high. Ian Ekholm also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Richfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Fridley, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richfield will venture away from home to challenge Academy of Holy Angels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Fridley, they will head out to face off against Robbinsdale Cooper at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers are facing the Hawks at the right time seeing as the Hawks are stuck on a four-game losing streak.