After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Central Minnesota Christian Bluejays a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Knakmuhs made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Knakmuhs was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jeret Ankrum, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ankrum is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Central Minnesota Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton will challenge Wabasso at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Central Minnesota Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Osakis at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
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