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

Three weeks into the season, St. Michael-Albertville and St. Francis have distinguished themselves as the top teams in their sections. St. Michael-Albertville (Class 3A, Section 8) and St. Francis (Class 3A, Section 7) meet Tuesday in what could be a state tournament preview game.

No. 18 St. Francis (7-0, 3-0) is also leading the Mississippi 8 Conference Red Division, while No. 10 St. Michael-Albertville (6-1, 3-0) is atop the Mississippi 8 Blue Division.

The Saints hadn’t allowed more than four runs in a game until a wild 12-9 victory at Rogers on April 23. James Green went 4-for-4 and Shane Benson and Jordan Olson each had three hits for the Saints, who will have a test to keep their undefeated run going.

St. Michael-Albertville opened the year with six straight wins before losing 4-2 at Princeton last Friday. Mr. Baseball candidate Jordan Joseph is hitting .591 with five doubles and eight RBI, and every regular in the lineup is batting at least .333 for the Knights.