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| 04/30/25 - Away | 11-3 W |
| 04/22/25 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 05/10/24 - Away | 17-1 W |
| 05/10/24 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 05/16/23 - Home | 9-4 W |
| + 2 more games |
White Bear Lake won the last time they faced Irondale and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Bears put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 11-3 victory. Considering the Bears have won three matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Leila Otto spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Kendall Kotzmacher was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Kotzmacher, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
White Bear Lake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Irondale, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. White Bear Lake will head out to challenge Stillwater at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bears 3.7, the Ponies 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Irondale, they will head out on the road to take on Cretin-Derham Hall at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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