The Pine Island Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Lourdes Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Island will be strutting in after a win while Lourdes will be coming in after a loss.
Pine Island took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hayfield as they made off with a 10-1 victory. The Panthers have beaten the Vikings the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Vikings has come to flipping the script.
Maddy Skibsted tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Mallory Mohlke was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Kiley Passow was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lourdes didn't have quite enough to beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Tuesday and fell 7-6.
Pine Island's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lourdes, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Pine Island skirted past Lourdes 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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