After three games on the road, Clear Lake is heading back home. They will take on the Prairie Farm Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Clear Lake will head into Tuesday's game after some sweet revenge against Winter/Birchwood: Clear Lake couldn't quite topple Winter/Birchwood on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the seven-point defeat they took when the two last played. Clear Lake blew past Winter/Birchwood 8-1.
Ryan Prestrud was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Prestrud has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Prestrud was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Clear Lake let Blake Harris and Caleb Arcand loose on the outfield. Harris scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Arcand scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Brantner, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, while Prairie Farm put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for New Auburn. Prairie Farm was the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over New Auburn. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Prairie Farm.
Like Clear Lake, Prairie Farm also got a great game from a two-way player: Blake Carlson. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Carlson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Carlson wasn't the only one making solid contact as ten players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Wold, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Reid Christopherson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Clear Lake made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-7. As for Prairie Farm, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Clear Lake's way against Prairie Farm when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Clear Lake made off with a 9-2 win. Will Clear Lake repeat their success, or does Prairie Farm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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