Baseball Recap: Blue Earth Comes Up Short

Pipestone hit Blue Earth with a five-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bucs lost 9-1 to the Arrows. The Bucs haven't had much luck with the Arrows recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Blue Earth's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Pipestone, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8.

Blue Earth and Pipestone could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. The Bucs will take on Fairmont at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (279 vs. 43). Meanwhile, Pipestone (ranked 225th) will meet Windom (ranked 29th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.