The White Bear Lake Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Irondale Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but White Bear Lake had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Cretin-Derham Hall. White Bear Lake has struggled against Cretin-Derham Hall recently, as their match on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
White Bear Lake saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Eckerle, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Irondale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Roseville by a score of 4-3.
White Bear Lake's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Irondale, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
White Bear Lake skirted past Irondale 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April. Does White Bear Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Irondale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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