Utica entered their matchup against Dakota on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Utica Chieftains fell 6-3 to the Dakota Cougars. Utica has not had much luck with Dakota recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Timothy Geottes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Utica's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Dakota, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Utica will be playing in front of their home fans against Groves at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Groves' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Utica's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Dakota, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Chippewa Valley at 4:30 p.m.
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