New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva is 1-6 against Hayfield since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Hayfield Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva fell victim to a tough 13-7 loss at the hands of Loyola. That's two games in a row now that New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva has lost by exactly six runs.
Alden Dobberstein made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. Seth Staloch was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hayfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Ely by a score of 7-5.
This is the second loss in a row for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Hayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva came out on top in a nail-biter against Hayfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 12-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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