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East Ridge Finishes Up Play At Gopher Classic
The East Ridge American Legion baseball team finished 2-3 over the weekend in St. Louis Park
The East Ridge American Legion baseball team finished up play in the Gopher Classic on Sunday at Benilde-St. Margaret’s in St. Louis Park.
East Ridge ended the tournament with a 2-3 record. Sioux Falls East, S.D., won the pool with a perfect 5-0 record and advanced to Monday’s round of 16. Sioux Falls East will face Centennial at Edina’s Braemar Park.
East Ridge entered Sunday’s final day of pool play with a 2-1 record and a chance to win the pool if it won both its remaining games. But the squad lost to Sioux Falls East 8-1 to begin the day, then lost 10-9 to the Rochester Redhawks to end the tournament.
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Alexandria finished as the pool’s runner-up with a 3-2 record but did not advance to the round of 16.
Sioux Falls East must win two games on Monday in Edina to advance the semifinals, which begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Minnetonka’s Veterans Field.
