Dakota is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Galena is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Indians will host the Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Dakota will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Lena-Winslow, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Indians walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Panthers on Wednesday.
Braxton Mazurkiewicz
| 06/03/26 @ Lena-Winslow | 8 |
| 05/27/26 vs Marian Central Catholic | 3 |
| 05/19/26 @ Rock Falls | 3 |
| 05/16/26 @ North Boone | 3 |
| 05/11/26 vs East Dubuque | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
Braxton Mazurkiewicz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Mazurkiewicz wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Liam Burke, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Another was Brodie Goode, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Galena walked away with it. They came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 10-7 on Wednesday.
Galena's win bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Dakota, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Dakota couldn't quite get it done against Galena when the teams last played back in April as they fell 9-5. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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