The Pine City Dragons will square off against the Milaca Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Pine City will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Crosby-Ironton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Dragons had just enough and edged out the Rangers 2-1 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Dragons have posted since April 12th.
Pine City got a great performance from Ethan Aagaard as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Pine City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Hogberg, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Milaca was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They lost 9-2 to St. Cloud Cathedral.
Milaca's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Pine City, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8.
Pine City suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Milaca in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Dragons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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