Pine Island lost against La Crescent two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Pine Island Panthers fell just short of the La Crescent Lancers by a score of 2-1.
Nick Bauer put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Bauer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bauer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Bauer wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Week, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Pine Island's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-10. As for La Crescent, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Pine Island nor La Crescent have any future games scheduled.
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