The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the Osakis Silverstreaks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Osakis took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Wadena-Deer Creek, who comes in off a win.
Wadena-Deer Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Menahga 9-3. The victory continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Braves: they've now won five in a row.
Ben Krekalu made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Krekalu was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Connor Dutke and Leo Petrowski did most of the damage at the plate: Dutke scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Petrowski scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kobe Syder, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Osakis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 15-2 to Eden Valley-Watkins. That's two games in a row now that the Silverstreaks have lost by exactly 13 runs.
Osakis saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Judd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win got Wadena-Deer Creek back to even at 1-1. As for Osakis, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Wadena-Deer Creek might still be hurting after the 13-4 defeat they got from Osakis in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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