Zumbrota-Mazeppa is 2-8 against Byron since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cougars will challenge the Bears at 5:00 p.m.
Lourdes hit Zumbrota-Mazeppa with a five-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars lost 9-2 to the Eagles. Cougars fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Eagles since Thursday.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Byron and Cannon Falls, and Byron kept the tradition alive. The Bears were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Bombers on Tuesday.
Byron pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa couldn't quite finish off Byron when the teams last played back in April of 2025 and fell 10-8. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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