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The Wildcat softball team, ranked eighth in Class 3A, is on a roll, winning six of their last seven games as they head toward another potential state tournament experience.  They swept a doubleheader at home with the Big Lake Hornets on Tuesday, May 2, winning 7-2 and 8-0.  The next day, they headed to Jefferson Fields in St. Peter, winning twice against the St. Peter Saints, 6-2 and 12-1.  On Friday, May 5, they suffered their only loss during the seven-game stretch, falling 2-1 at home to the New Ulm Eagles.  And this past Tuesday, they headed to Cambridge to play the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets and swept their third straight doubleheader, winning 3-0 and 11-5.  Details on these games will be in next week’s Press.

Softball Squiggles

The Wildcats (9-3) continue their busy schedule with five games in the next seven days.  Tonight, they welcome the St. Francis Fighting Saints to Chisago Lakes High School for a 5 p.m. game.  Tomorrow, they will play two games under the lights at Mark Park in Princeton.  At 6 p.m., they will take on the Cloquet Lumberjacks, and in the 8 p.m. nightcap will play the host Princeton Tigers.  Next Tuesday, May 16, the North Branch Vikings will head down County Road 14 to Lindstrom for a 4 p.m. rematch with the Wildcats.  The Wildcats lost to the Vikings 3-0 in the season opener.  And on Wednesday, May 17, the Vikings will head to St. Francis to take on the Fighting Saints for the second time in less than a week.  That game starts at 5 p.m.

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