Rogers at St. Michael-Albertville
4:30 p.m., Thursday, Apr. 6

This rivalry matchup features 20 seniors and its outcome may play a significant role in who walks away with the Mississippi 8 crown in 2017.

The defending conference champion, St. Michael-Albertville, features 10 seniors, including junior Paxton Thompson, who led the team with 16 RBI while accruing a .349 batting average last season. Freshman Cody Kelly also returns after posting a .538 on-base percentage in 66 plate appearances as an eighth-grader.

Rogers will look to unseat the Knights and can match St. Michael-Albertville experience for experience with 10 seniors on its 14-man roster.

To win, the Royals need to improve their offensive production from last year after scoring just 96 runs compared to the Knights' 130.