The Lourdes Eagles will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Pine Island Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Lourdes didn't have quite enough to beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa and fell 7-6.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pine Island, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Hayfield 10-1 on Tuesday. The Panthers have beaten the Vikings the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Vikings has come to flipping the script.
Pine Island got a great performance from Maddy Skibsted as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Mallory Mohlke was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Kiley Passow was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Lourdes' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pine Island, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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