Hayfield is 6-1 against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hayfield Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Hayfield will head into Saturday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Ely on Saturday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Hayfield fell just short of Ely by a score of 7-5.
Meanwhile, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva fell victim to a tough 13-7 defeat at the hands of Loyola on Tuesday. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva has not had much luck with Loyola recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Alden Dobberstein was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Staloch, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Hayfield has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Hayfield couldn't quite finish off New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 12-10. Will Hayfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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