The Cotter Ramblers will head out on the road to take on the La Crescent Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cotter took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They skirted past Goodhue 6-5.
Meanwhile, La Crescent put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Fillmore Central/Lanesboro onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Kale Baker made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Baker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Baker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Mitchell Reining was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Maddux Tomten, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Cotter has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for La Crescent, their record now sits at 13-5.
Cotter suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to La Crescent in their previous meeting back in April. Can Cotter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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