Bruce and Flambeau are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bruce Red Raiders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Flambeau Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Bruce's way against Clear Lake as Bruce made off with a 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bruce.
Meanwhile, Flambeau had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Flambeau, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Giles Groothousen made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Groothousen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Groothousen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Luke Lawton was incredible, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dominic Kopacz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Bruce's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-3. As for Flambeau, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Bruce beat Flambeau 9-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Bruce repeat their success, or does Flambeau have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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