The Bagley Flyers will face off against the Red Lake Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Bagley and four for Red Lake dating back to last season.
Bagley couldn't beat Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Thursday even though they stacked five runs on them in the second inning. The Flyers fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 8-7. On the bright side, the seven- run effort marked the Flyers' highest-scoring matchup to date.
Kamryn Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Bagley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Treyton Broden, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Broden has brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Red Lake lost 21-1 to Nevis on Thursday.
Bagley's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Red Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Bagley's way against Red Lake when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Bagley made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flyers 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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