Baseball Preview: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints vs. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Panthers
The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg had just enough and edged Upsala/Swanville out 2-1.
Meanwhile, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They put the hurt on Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian with a sharp 12-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.
Ashton Squires spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton got a massive performance out of Griffin Zick, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Jacob Meyer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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