League recap: No. 1 Browerville defeats No. 2 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle to stay on top

In the ongoing battle for first place, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle beat Browerville this week, 2-0 on May 3, 2012. Browerville sits in first place in Prairie at 8-1 (16-1 overall).

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle trails the Tigers by just 0.50 games in the league standings, which means there could have a new first-place team by next week.

The Thunder's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 12 hits and seven walks to lead the league in both categories. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle has given up a mere 49 hits on the year in addition to compiling 75 strikeouts. Duane Miller is the leader in that category with 35 Ks on the season.