New Prague at Le Sueur-Henderson
4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 7

New Prague responded to a 7-1 loss to Burnsville on April 11 by winning the its next nine games. The Trojans are 12-1 overall and are first in the Wright County Conference standings with an 8-0 record, but they have yet to crack the top 10 in Class 3A.

Le Sueur-Henderson is ranked No. 5 in Class 2A with an 11-2 overall record (9-0 in Minnesota River Conference). Junior Carlie Brandt is 9-0 with 128 strikeouts. 

Brandt's arm will likely be the deciding factor in this cross-class matchup, as both Le Sueur-Henderson and New Prague look to protect healthy conference leads.