| 05/13/24 - Away | 10-7 W |
| 05/30/23 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/12/23 - Home | 2-5 L |
| 04/29/22 - Away | 3-13 L |
| 05/04/18 - Home | 11-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Park Rapids is 8-2 against Barnesville since June of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Panthers will face off against the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Park Rapids is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Park Rapids duked it out with Staples-Motley on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 10-9.
Allie Rowland and Vivian Shepersky stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rowland went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Shepersky went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Nora Cederstrom, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Barnesville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Perham on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 9-8.
Barnesville has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Park Rapids, their record now sits at 4-6.
Park Rapids was able to grind out a solid victory over Barnesville when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 10-7. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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