Zimmerman made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Becker, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Thunder fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Thunder have suffered against the Bulldogs since May 17, 2016.
Zimmerman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Martinez has hit this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Zimmerman and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Becker, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Zimmerman will face off against rival North Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Becker is set to square off against their familiar foe Cambridge-Isanti at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 2.4, the Bluejackets 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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