The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars will head out to challenge the Lourdes Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Zumbrota-Mazeppa's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Lourdes' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Zumbrota-Mazeppa nor Lake City made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Cougars fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lourdes). They blew past Kasson-Mantorville 9-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Easton Gasner and Brayden Kottschade made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gasner tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kottschade struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. At bat, Gasner went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Kottschade went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Gasner a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nicholas Bowron, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Michael Seger, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
Having lost for the first time this season, Zumbrota-Mazeppa fell to 5-1. As for Lourdes, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa came out on top in a nail-biter against Lourdes in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 13-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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