Litchfield is 2-8 against Dassel-Cokato since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Litchfield Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Dassel-Cokato Chargers at 4:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Litchfield came up short against Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta and fell 8-3.
Litchfield got a good showing from Caroline Grabow, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Litchfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carmen Lopez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Grace Holmgren was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dassel-Cokato had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. That nine run margin sets a new team best for Dassel-Cokato this season.
Litchfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Dassel-Cokato, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Litchfield might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Dassel-Cokato when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Litchfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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