Crookston is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Thursday. They will welcome the Thief River Falls Prowlers at 4:00 p.m.
Crookston is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Warroad on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Thief River Falls had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 6-2.
Thief River Falls' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gannon Zutz, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave Zutz a new career-high.
Thief River Falls pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Crookston, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Crookston couldn't quite finish off Thief River Falls in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Will the Pirates have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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