The Northland Pines Eagles will challenge the Hayward Hurricanes on Tuesday. Northland Pines' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Hayward's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Northland Pines sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Osceola. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Jonathan Miller
| 04/17/25 @ Mosinee | 4 |
| 04/25/25 vs Medford | 2 |
| 05/29/25 vs Osceola | 1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Rhinelander | 1 |
Brody Hoeft and Jonathan Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hoeft tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Miller struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Northland Pines' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). At bat, Hoeft got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run, while Miller went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Will, who went 2-for-4 with one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May.
Meanwhile, Hayward had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Golden Bears.
Northland Pines' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hayward, their record is now 17-8-1.
Northland Pines might still be hurting after the 22-4 defeat they got from Hayward in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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