The Blaine Bengals will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Maple Grove Crimson at 4:30 p.m. Maple Grove took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Blaine, who comes in off a win.
Blaine's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Brainerd. That's two games straight that Blaine has won by exactly three runs.
Not much got past Emmie Sylvia-Cochran, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Brainerd off the board. Sylvia-cochran has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Blaine's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emily Vogel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Maple Grove lost 13-4 to Mankato East on Wednesday. Maple Grove has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blaine's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Maple Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Blaine couldn't quite finish off Maple Grove in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Blaine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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