The Waseca Bluejays will head out on the road to square off against the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Waseca duked it out with New Ulm on Friday. The Bluejays came up short against the Eagles, falling 10-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Bluejays in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown lost 16-9 to New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva on Thursday. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown got a big performance out of Ivan Pratt, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Karson Greene was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Waseca, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-13.
Waseca took their victory against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bluejays 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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