Baseball Recap: Wadena-Deer Creek Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Wadena-Deer Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Staples-Motley Cardinals on Friday, sneaking past 7-6. This was payback for the Wolverines, who suffered a 6-3 loss the last time these two teams met.

The team relied heavily on Cooper Ness, who went 4-for-5 with three runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Carson Davis, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run.

Wadena-Deer Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Staples-Motley only posted an OBP of .371.

Wadena-Deer Creek's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Staples-Motley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6-1.

Wadena-Deer Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cardinals: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.