Jaguar baseball sweeps Kimball Area in doubleheader, holds 2nd place alone in the CMC

In a Central Minnesota Conference double-header today in Elrosa, the Jaguars baseball team beat Kimball Area 12-3 and 8-6 to improve to 6-2 on the season. The games have impact not only for the conference race but also the sub-section standings, as the Cubs are in Sub-Section 5A-West with the Jaguars. They now gear up for a tough game against 8-0 Browerville in Elrosa. First pitch for the JV game is at 4:30pm. The Tigers are ranked #6 in the latest Class A state rankings and beat Eagle Valley in a Prairie Conference game in Clarissa by a score of 7-5.

**Eden Valley-Watkins got tagged with another baseball loss in the CMC...see the scores posted below. Maple Lake is now 4-0 in the CMC and 5-1 overall with sole possession of first place. B-B-E, meanwhile, stands in second place alone at 4-1.

Action from the first of today's two games in Elrosa...  

At Kimball, the Jaguars fastpitch team lost both games in a CMC double header. Scores were 7-3 and 7-6. They host undefeated Browerville (7-0, 4-0 Prairie Conference North) on Friday at 4:30pm.

Area baseball scores on April 26:
Sauk Centre 8, Melrose Area 3
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 10, Eden Valley-Watkins 7 !!!!
Maple Lake 7, Pierz 4
Eden Valley-Watkins 6, HL-W-W 3
Maple Lake 10, Pierz 5
Minnewaska Area 9, New London-Spicer 8
Albany 4, Paynesville Area 3

Area fastpitch softball scores on April 26:
Maple Lake 10, Pierz 0 (6 innings)
Maple Lake 3, Pierz 1 (8 innings)
Eden Valley-Watkins 6, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 4j
Melrose Area beat Sauk Centre
Maple Lake 10, Pierz 0 (6 innings)
Maple Lake 3, Pierz 1 (8 innings)
Eden Valley-Watkins 6, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 4
Albany 3, Paynesville Area 1
Minnewaska Area 12, New London-Spicer 2
Browerville 13, Eagle Valley 3

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