The Duluth East Greyhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Cloquet Lumberjacks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Duluth East nor Cloquet posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Duluth East fell victim to Superior and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. The game marked the first time this season in which the Greyhounds were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Cloquet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Superior. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Lumberjacks have suffered against the Spartans since April 23, 2019.
Cloquet saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luca Gentilini, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Jack Battaglia also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Cloquet's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Duluth East, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Duluth East was able to grind out a solid win over Cloquet in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 7-4. Will the Greyhounds repeat their success, or do the Lumberjacks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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