Brainerd is 2-8 against Bemidji since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Lumberjacks at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Brainerd didn't have quite enough to beat Denfeld and fell 4-3.
Griff Bartholomous was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bemidji waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Wingers with a sharp 10-3 victory.
Kobe Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Stonewall Gessner and Jack Lundquist did most of the damage at the plate: Gessner got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Lundquist went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Lundquist is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Dylan Lundin also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Bemidji's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Brainerd, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Brainerd suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Bemidji in their previous meeting on May 2nd. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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