League recap: Laporte losing streak continues, now winless in last seven

By Staff Report May 7, 2012, 12:00am

Northland league recap: 5/7/12

Laporte's 7-game skid is the longest active losing streak in the league. The Wildcats lost another 4 games last week, including a 15-1 defeat against Bagley.

Bagley currently sits at the top of Northland with a mark of 14-7 overall and 13-1 in the league. Pine River-Backus is in second place, 3.00 games behind with a 7-1 record in league play.

Nevis boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks. The Tigers have given up a mere 99 hits on the year in addition to compiling 93 strikeouts. Austin Becker is the leader in that category with 48 Ks on the season.