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| 04/23/25 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 13-3 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 3-13 L |
| 05/07/19 - Home | 8-7 W |
| 05/15/18 - Away | 16-2 W |
| + 2 more games |
Esko has gone 6-1 against Barnum recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eskomos will look to defend their home field against the Bombers at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Esko 3.8, Barnum 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Esko is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolverines.
Meanwhile, Barnum sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Aitkin on Thursday.
Alizondra Collelo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Ava Nyquist was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makenna Nordstrom, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Barnum is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Esko, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Esko beat Barnum 6-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Will the Eskomos repeat their success, or do the Bombers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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