Baseball Preview: Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars vs. Dover-Eyota Eagles
The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Dover-Eyota Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Zumbrota-Mazeppa never let their opponents score. They came out on top against Caledonia by a score of 4-0. The victory was just what Zumbrota-Mazeppa needed coming off of a 12-2 defeat in their prior game.
Meanwhile, everything went Dover-Eyota's way against St. Charles on Monday as Dover-Eyota made off with an 11-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dover-Eyota.
Mat Matejka made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Matejka was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bolton Thesing, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Brock Hughes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The victory got Zumbrota-Mazeppa back to even at 1-1. As for Dover-Eyota, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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