New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva is 1-9 against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva will be strutting in after a victory while Waterville-Elysian-Morristown will be coming in after a loss.
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Medford.
Not much got past Jared Lee, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Medford off the board.
On the hitting side, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva let Alden Dobberstein and Seth Staloch loose on the outfield. Dobberstein scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Staloch scored a run while going 2-for-3. Ryan Schlaak was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while it was Waterville-Elysian-Morristown who put the first points on the board on Monday, it was Blooming Prairie who put up more. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown lost 12-2 to Blooming Prairie. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Michael, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva took their win against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva since the squad 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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