East Grand Forks hit Thief River Falls with a four-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Prowlers fell 7-3 to the Green Wave. The Prowlers have struggled against the Green Wave recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Casey Nelson made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Mehrkens, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Thief River Falls' loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for East Grand Forks, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Thief River Falls will welcome Esko at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for East Grand Forks, they will face off against Bemidji at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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