Baseball Game Preview: Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers vs. New Town Eagles

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Previous Games

04/17/23 - Neutral	8-0 W
04/22/19 - Home	8-0 W
05/02/17 - Home	15-1 W
04/18/17 - Away	1-0 W
05/16/16 - Home	19-1 W
+ 4 more games

Des Lacs-Burlington is a perfect 9-0 against New Town since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Lakers will face off against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Des Lacs-Burlington will be strutting in after a victory while New Town will be coming in after a loss.

Des Lacs-Burlington took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Lewis & Clark [Berthold/Our Redeemer's Christian/North Shore]. The six-run effort marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, New Town fell victim to Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 31-0 to the Honkers. The defeat leaves the Eagles still looking for their first win of the season.

Des Lacs-Burlington's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.9 runs. As for New Town, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Everything went Des Lacs-Burlington's way against New Town in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as Des Lacs-Burlington made off with an 8-0 victory. Will the Lakers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.