The Ely Timberwolves will challenge the Esko Eskomos at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ely has seven straight victories, Esko has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ely will bounce into Friday's game after beating Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Timberwolves blew past the Raiders 13-2 on Tuesday. Considering the Timberwolves have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Esko had taken Mora down for four straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Eskomos fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eskomos have suffered against the Mustangs since May 28, 2019.
Esko got a good showing from Aiden True, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. True has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Phil Fircht made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mj Kayser, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Esko's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Ely, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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