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Red Knights Top Orioles In Crosstown Baseball Battle
Benilde-St. Margaret's claimed bragging rights with an 11-7 victory on Friday night.
11-7 defeat of in a crosstown baseball matchup on Friday highlighted a mostly dry weekend sports schedule.
Benilde-St. Margarets/St. Louis Park Baseball: Red Knights 11, Orioles 7
The Benilde-St. Margaret's baseball team claimed a season sweep against St. Louis Park with an 11-7 victory on Friday night.
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A five-run fifth inning clinched the contest for the Red Knights, who earned the win after a seventh-inning rally from the host Orioles fell short at .
Joe Melles had a team-high four runs batted in, while Greg Ziman drove in three runs for BSM, with teammate Patrick Daly going 3-for-3 at the plate with a single, double and triple and three runs scored.
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Red Knights starting pitcher Marcus Barone earned the win with six hits, four runs and four strikeouts in six innings or work.
Individual results were not available for St. Louis Park.
With the win, BSM improved to 7-2 overall and 7-1 in the North Suburban, while the Orioles fell to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference.
Benilde-St. Margaret's Girls Lacrosse: Red Knights, 9, Breck 5
The Benilde-St. Margaret's girls lacrosse team improved to 3-2 on the season with a 9-5 win at Breck on Friday.
Paige Lawlor led the Red Knights with three goals, while Abby Grunewald, Hailey Hansen, Christine Gunderson, Caitlin Reilly and Sara Taffe each logged one goal apiece.
Benilde-St. Margaret's Softball: Spring Lake Park 4, Red Knights 1
A 4-1 loss to visiting Spring Lake Park on Friday night dropped the Benilde-St. Margaret's softball team to 4-2 on the season.
Individual results were not available.
The Red Knights are scheduled to face Columbia Heights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
St. Louis Park Boys Golf: Orioles Tie For Third At Victory Links
The St. Louis Park boys golf team carded a team score of 164 to tie Totino-Grace for third place in a North Suburban Conference meet at Victory Links on Friday. Individual results were not available.
Benilde-St. Margaret's Boys Tennis: Red Knights Improve To 6-1
With a 7-0 defeat of Minneapolis Southwest on Friday, the Benilde-St. Margaret's boys tennis team improved to 6-1 on the season. Individual results were not available.
St. Louis Park Boys Tennis: Orioles Split On Friday
The St. Louis Park boys tennis team split a pair of Friday matches, defeating Buffalo by a 4-3 score and losing 5-2 to Roseville to head into May with a 6-4 record. Individual results were not available.