Loranger and Pine are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but likely not for long. The Loranger Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Loranger has not done well against St. Scholastica recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Loranger blew past St. Scholastica 11-1. The win was just what Loranger needed coming off of a 14-4 defeat in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Pine had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the Doves.
Loranger's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Pine, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season.
Loranger couldn't quite finish off Pine when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 9-7. Will Loranger have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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