Baseball Preview: Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars vs. Lourdes Eagles
Zumbrota-Mazeppa is 2-8 against Lourdes since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Lourdes Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering La Crescent just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Lourdes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Zumbrota-Mazeppa.
Nolan Rolih was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for Lourdes, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa took their victory against Lourdes when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Zumbrota-Mazeppa since the squad 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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