The Maple River Eagles will challenge the Sibley East Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maple River is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Maple River challenged Waseca on Tuesday. The Eagles blew past the Bluejays 11-1. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Caleb Thompson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Wyatt Walters was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Maple River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Sibley East came up short against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop on Monday and fell 5-2.
Maple River pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sibley East, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Maple River was able to grind out a solid win over Sibley East in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 8-4. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolverines turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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