Baseball Preview: Upsala/Swanville Patriots vs. Parkers Prairie Panthers
The Upsala/Swanville Patriots will be playing at home against the Parkers Prairie Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Upsala/Swanville is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Milaca with a sharp 18-8 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Upsala/Swanville, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Zachariah Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brody Kircher, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Boeckermann, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Parkers Prairie was able to grind out a solid win over Wadena-Deer Creek last Monday, taking the game 5-1.
Upsala/Swanville's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Parkers Prairie, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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