The Mesabi East Giants will head out on the road to face off against the International Falls Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mesabi East's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so International Falls' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mesabi East's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Esko on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eskomos. The contest marked the first time this year in which Mesabi East was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, International Falls fell victim to a tough 15-4 loss at the hands of Hibbing on Tuesday. International Falls has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Torin Thompson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Mesabi East now has a losing record at 2-3. As for International Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Mesabi East was able to grind out a solid win over International Falls when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesabi East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
