The Thief River Falls Prowlers will take on the Roseau Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Monday, Thief River Falls sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Warroad.
Thief River Falls got a great performance from Gannon Zutz as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Thief River Falls' victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Gonzales, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Landon Wikert also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Roseau posted their closest win since May 28, 2024 on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Red Lake County Central 5-4.
Bo Paulson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Roseau is 2-1 when Paulson allows one or fewer hits, but 1-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Austin Klint was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Trey Mertens was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Roseau always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Roseau's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Thief River Falls, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-5.
Thief River Falls took their victory against Roseau in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Prowlers repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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