The Brainerd Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Moorhead Spuds at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brainerd's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Moorhead's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Brainerd barely beat Anoka the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors put the hurt on the Tornadoes with a sharp 8-1 win on Friday. That looming 8-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Meanwhile, Moorhead came up short against Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on Monday and fell 7-4. The game marked the Spuds' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Moorhead saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kellsey Kludt, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases. Those stolen bases were Kludt's first of the season. Another was Taylor Kressin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Moorhead's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2. As for Brainerd, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Brainerd skirted past Moorhead 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team 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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