The Duluth East Greyhounds will square off against the Hill-Murray Pioneers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Duluth East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Duluth East didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Rapids and fell 5-4. The loss continues a trend for the Greyhounds in their meetings with the Thunderhawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Hill-Murray scored the most runs they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Simley by a score of 19-18.
Hill-Murray got a massive performance out of Jayda Mackey, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Mackey has snagged this season. Malia Mauer was another key player, going 4-for-5 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Hill-Murray's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-4. As for Duluth East, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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