Pine Island won the last time they faced Byron and things went their way on Thursday too. The Panthers came out on top against the Bears by a score of 6-3.
Bodi Horton looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Pine Island: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise.
Jaxon Hartzell
| 05/07/26 vs Byron | 2 |
| 04/30/26 @ Chatfield | 2 |
| 04/23/26 @ Goodhue | 2 |
| 05/04/26 vs Cotter | 1 |
| 04/25/26 vs Rushford-Peterson | 1 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Hartzell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Pine Island is 2-1 when Hartzell posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Bennett Matzek, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
The victory got Pine Island back to even at 7-7. As for Byron, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-8.
Coming up, Pine Island will venture away from home to face off against Dover-Eyota at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Byron will be paying especially close attention to the Panthers' contest: after the Panthers face off against Stewartville, they'll take on Byron again at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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