The Cloquet Lumberjacks will take on the Hermantown Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Cloquet is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since May 10, 2024 on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia], sneaking past 2-1. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Lumberjacks have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Meanwhile, Hermantown never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Proctor as they made off with a 10-0 win. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by seven runs or more this season.
Hermantown's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cloquet, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Cloquet was able to grind out a solid victory over Hermantown in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 7-2. Do the Lumberjacks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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