Baseball Game Preview: Fergus Falls Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 4:09am

Baseball Preview: Fergus Falls Otters vs. Willmar Cardinals

Fergus Falls is 2-8 against Willmar since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fergus Falls Otters will be staying on the road to face off against the Willmar Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Thursday, Fergus Falls came up short against Rocori and fell 6-2.

Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Willmar was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sauk Rapids-Rice. The game marked the first time this season in which Willmar was not able to get on the board.

Tyler Madsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.

Fergus Falls' loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Willmar, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Fergus Falls suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to Willmar in their previous meeting back in April. Can Fergus Falls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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