The MACCRAY Wolverines will head out to challenge the Ortonville Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. MACCRAY is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Thursday, MACCRAY narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Renville County West 2-1.
Wyatt Swenson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because MACCRAY is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Ortonville didn't have quite enough to beat Yellow Medicine East on Thursday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Sting: they've now lost four in a row.
MACCRAY pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ortonville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went MACCRAY's way against Ortonville in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as MACCRAY made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines since the squad 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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