East Central hasn't had much luck against Pine City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Eagles will welcome the Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Central is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 19-1 to Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia].
East Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harmony Bradshaw, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Pine City couldn't beat Aitkin on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. The Dragons came up short against the Gobblers, falling 18-5.
Pine City dropped their record down to 2-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for East Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
East Central couldn't quite get it done against Pine City when the teams last played on Friday as they fell 9-4. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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