Pelican Rapids is 1-9 against Perham since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pelican Rapids Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Perham Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Pelican Rapids has three wins, while Perham.
Last Monday, Pelican Rapids narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Frazee 3-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Perham gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hawley a 14-0 shutout. While fans of Perham might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ashton Detloff made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Detloff was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Joey Ecker looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Blaiz Schmidt was incredible, going 4-for-4 with eight RBI, a run, and a double. Alex Blume was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Pelican Rapids' record now sits at 3-0. As for Perham, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pelican Rapids suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Perham when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Pelican Rapids avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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