Softball Recap: Pine River-Backus Picks Up Second Consecutive Win
By Team Reports
May 19, 2026, 8:25am
Softball Recap: Pine River-Backus Tigers vs. Red Lake Warriors
| 04/28/26 @ Cass Lake-Bena | 19 |
| 05/14/26 @ Red Lake | 17 |
| 04/16/26 @ Crosby-Ironton | 17 |
| 04/24/26 @ Laporte | 16 |
| 04/21/26 vs McGregor | 15 |
Pine River-Backus won against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Wednesday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Lake Warriors a 17-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory made it two in a row for Pine River-Backus and bumps their season record up to 10-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Red Lake, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Pine River-Backus didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-11 loss against Deer River on the 15th. Red Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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