Baseball Preview: Dover-Eyota Eagles vs. Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars
Dover-Eyota has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Dover-Eyota got the win against St. Charles by a conclusive 11-4.
Mat Matejka was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Matejka was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bolton Thesing, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Brock Hughes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Zumbrota-Mazeppa put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Caledonia. Zumbrota-Mazeppa came out on top against Caledonia by a score of 4-0. The victory was just what Zumbrota-Mazeppa needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior game.
Dover-Eyota now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Dover-Eyota came out on top in a nail-biter against Zumbrota-Mazeppa in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, sneaking past 5-4. Will Dover-Eyota repeat their success, or does Zumbrota-Mazeppa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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