Baseball Game Preview: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers vs. Dassel-Cokato Chargers

The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers will square off against the Dassel-Cokato Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted fell victim to Rockford and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Rockets, falling 10-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Lakers were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Dassel-Cokato didn't have quite enough to beat Watertown-Mayer on Thursday and fell 5-4. The Chargers have struggled against the Royals recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Eli Torola was cooking despite his team's loss, earning two runs and three stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Charlie Kantola, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Dassel-Cokato, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted couldn't quite finish off Dassel-Cokato when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Lakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.