Softball Game Preview: Red Lake Falls Eagles vs. Blackduck Drakes

Red Lake Falls is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Blackduck is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will welcome the Drakes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Red Lake Falls 2.3, Blackduck 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Red Lake Falls is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Fertile-Beltrami on Thursday as they made off with a 19-1 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Blackduck ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Laporte 4-3.

Blackduck's win bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Red Lake Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.

Everything went Red Lake Falls' way against Blackduck in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Red Lake Falls made off with a 9-1 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Drakes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.