St. Michael-Albertville at St. Francis
4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 28

St. Michael-Albertville and St. Francis won their respective divisions in the Mississippi 8 Conference last season and both are atop the standings again heading into this week's schedule, which includes their annual league matchup on Thursday.

The No. 6-4A Knights (7-1, 3-1) dropped their season opener to Rogers but have since won seven straight thanks to their defense. They have limited opponents to a single run in four of those victories. 

The Fighting Saints (3-2, 1-0) have run up the score this season, notching seven or more runs in four of their five games, but face their toughest opponent so far in St. Michael-Albertville.

Last year, the Knights defeated the Fighting Saints 2-1.