The Duluth East Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Coon Rapids Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Duluth East is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against North Branch by a score of 13-9 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Duluth East has won by exactly four runs.
Cade Fladmark was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Curran Conrad, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Coon Rapids' way against Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha on Thursday as Coon Rapids made off with a 12-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Coon Rapids.
Duluth East's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Coon Rapids, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Duluth East came out on top in a nail-biter against Coon Rapids when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Duluth East 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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