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McGregorPine River-Backus

Mercuries
1
TigersP
16

The Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN) varsity softball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against McGregor (MN) by a score of 16-1.

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Game Story

Minnesota High School Softball - Pine River-Backus bounces McGregor

April 21, 2026: Pine River, MN 56474

The Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) softball routed the visiting McGregor Mercuries (McGregor, MN), 16-1 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

The Tigers now sport a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Laporte for a Upper Mississippi outing on Friday, April 24. Pine River-Backus will encounter a Wildcats team coming off a 12-1 non-league loss to Lake of the Woods (Baudette, MN). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, McGregor moves to 0-9 on the season. The Mercuries travel to Floodwood (Floodwood, MN) to encounter the Polar Bears in a Polar outing on Tuesday, April 21. The Polar Bears come into the outing with a record of 0-1.

McGregor @ PRBHS Softball Game Info

Tue., Apr. 21, 2026 @ 2p
The Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN) varsity softball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against McGregor (MN) by a score of 16-1.

Rankings & Records

McGregor (25-26)

MN
306
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %RFRA
2-202-71-81-12.091.222100344
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Pine River-Backus (25-26)

MN
259
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %RFRA
11-145-14-67-8.440.833226237

Team Scoring Averages

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McGregor		.8.7.5.61.0.8.8-4.54.85.5
Pine River-Backus2.84.2.83.8.306.06.09.011.02.2

Head-to-Head

  • Pine River-Backus won on 4/17/2026
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    McGregor0100---1110
    PRBHS3445---1622

    The McGregor (MN) varsity softball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN) by a score of 16-1.

    Box score
  • Pine River-Backus won on 4/21/2026
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    The McGregor (MN) varsity softball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN) by a score of 16-1.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

McGregorPine River-Backus
.234Batting Average-
.359On Base Percentage-
.269Slugging Percentage-
.794Fielding Percentage-
.071Win Loss Percentage-

Team Leaders

McGregorPine River-BackusNational Avg.
#12 Jessa Zrust.467Batting Average
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.288
#12 Jessa Zrust.556On Base Percentage
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.406
#12 Jessa Zrust.467Slugging Percentage
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.395
#3 Rowan Litwin1.000Fielding Percentage
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.828
#8 Lily Johnson.077Win Loss Percentage
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.557

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
McGregor0-7Pine River-Backus5-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/7/26McGregorMille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia](L) 13-04/24/26Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia]Pine River-Backus(W) 11-10
4/13/26McGregorCrosby-Ironton(L) 26-214/16/26Pine River-BackusCrosby-Ironton(W) 18-1
4/21/26McGregorFloodwood(L) 16-24/21/26Pine River-BackusFloodwood(L) 13-1
5/1/26FloodwoodMcGregor(L) 17-0
4/24/26McGregorHill City/Northland(L) 13-45/21/26Pine River-BackusHill City/Northland(L) 6-2
5/5/26LaporteMcGregor(L) 22-174/24/26Pine River-BackusLaporte(W) 23-7
5/4/26LaportePine River-Backus(W) 12-2
5/15/26Cass Lake-BenaMcGregor4/13/26Pine River-BackusCass Lake-Bena
4/28/26Pine River-BackusCass Lake-Bena(W) 19-0
5/18/26McGregorNevis(L) 13-04/14/26NevisPine River-Backus(L) 16-8

Record Breakdown

McGregor (25-26)

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Pine River-Backus (25-26)
2-20
Overall
11-14
2-7
League
5-1
0-13
Non-League
6-13
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
0-7
Common Opponent
5-3
1-8
Home
4-6
1-12
Away
7-8
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
2-20
In-State
11-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0