The Pierz Pioneers will square off against the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Pierz is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 7-4 to Royalton on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Wadena-Deer Creek had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Panthers.
Parkers Prairie's batters probably weren't too happy with Ben Krekalu, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up a single walk).
On the hitting side, Wadena-Deer Creek let Kobe Syder and Connor Dutke run wild. Syder got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Dutke went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Syder has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Cooper Ness was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Pierz's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wadena-Deer Creek, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Pierz took their win against Wadena-Deer Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-1 score. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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