Jaguars Baseball Team Picks up Huge Road Win at Royalton, Defending Section 5A Champions -- Fastpitch Drops Extra-Inning Game to Rockford

The Jaguars baseball team (6-2 overall, 5-2 CMC) put themselves in the thick of the race for a number-one playoff seed in Sub-Section 5A South with their 5-4 win at Royalton today.

The Jaguars fastpitch team fell to 6-4 overall with a 4-3 loss to Class AA Rockford (8-3 CMC, 9-4) in eight innings. It's their second 1-run loss of the season in a game against a Class AA opponent. They sit at 5-3 in the CMC, in a virtual tie for second place with the Rockets.

Fastpitch scores:
Maple Lake 12, Eden Valley-Watkins 0
Osakis 22, St. John's Prep 1
Holdingford 7, Royalton 1
Braham 4, Pierz 3

Baseball scores:
Albany 8, New London-Spicer 0
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 6, Rockford 2
Maple Lake 9, Holdingford 3
Maple Lake, Holdingford 2
Paynesville 15, Eden Valley-Watkins 10

Tuesday's sports action for the Jaguars:
Baseball hosts Eden Valley-Watkins at 4:15 (A must-win if they want to stay in control for a #1 playoff seed)
Fastpitch plays at EV-W at 5:00
Girls golf is at Kimball for a 4:15 meet

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