The Flambeau Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Bruce Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Flambeau is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Flambeau stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-6 margin over Winter/Birchwood. The high-scoring effort was just what Flambeau needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Tanner Nelson and Luke Lawton made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Nelson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Lawton struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. At bat, Nelson scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Lawton scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Giles Groothousen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bruce came up short against Mellen on Saturday and fell 11-6.
Flambeau has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Bruce, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Flambeau came out on top in a nail-biter against Bruce in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flambeau 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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