Baseball Game Preview: Blue Earth Buccaneers vs. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers

The Blue Earth Buccaneers will venture away from home to square off against the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Earth is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.

Blue Earth lost 21-5 to Fairmont on Tuesday.

Peyton O'Hara was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva came up short against Hayfield on Tuesday, falling 10-3.

Owen Wayne made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base. That stolen base was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jordan Brouwers, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Blue Earth's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Blue Earth skirted past New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Buccaneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.