The Clear Lake Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Colfax Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clear Lake is looking for their season's first victory.
Things were looking good for Clear Lake after they put the first run on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Chetek-Weyerhaeuser by a score of 5-4.
Ryan Prestrud put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Prestrud was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jarric Manning made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Colfax suffered their closest defeat since April 22, 2025 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Spring Valley by a score of 4-2. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
Colfax saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rob Holmen, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Another was Chase Albricht, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Clear Lake's record now sits at 0-4. As for Colfax, their record is now 1-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clear Lake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Colfax struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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