The Randolph Rockets will head out to face off against the Pine Island Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Randolph 2.2, Pine Island 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Randolph barely beat Blooming Prairie the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rockets blew past the Awesome Blossoms 13-3 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Awesome Blossoms: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Pine Island came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 4-1. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Ben Grabau, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Landon Lowrie also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Pine Island's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Randolph, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Randolph suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Pine Island in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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