Minnesota High School Baseball - Pine River-Backus defeats Laporte
May 4, 2026: Laporte, MN 56461
The crowd at Monday's league battle between the Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) and the host Laporte Wildcats (Laporte, MN), saw Pine River-Backus's baseball team beat Laporte by a margin of 9-4.
The Tigers (5-6) will now prepare for their battle against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker, MN). The Wolves enter the Northland battle with a 5-2 record. In their last battle, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley held off Nevis (Nevis, MN), 13-3, in a league battle.
Next, the Wildcats face the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers (Cass Lake, MN) in a Northland battle, on Wednesday, May 6. Laporte will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Panthers enter the battle with a 0-6 record after their 11-1 non-league loss to Lake of the Woods (Baudette, MN).