The Faribault Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Austin Packers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Faribault's hitters haven't had much luck over their past four contests, but Thursday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Faribault fell victim to Century and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Panthers.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Austin and John Marshall meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Packers fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 2-1.
Austin got a good showing from John Rollie, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Austin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Klein, who went 1-for-3 with one run. Kam Lundberg also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Austin's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Faribault, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Faribault skirted past Austin 6-5 in their previous meeting on April 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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