Mesabi East at International Falls

Recap

In a game heard on Lakes Country 104.1 and rjbroadcasting.com, the 5-1 Senior Legion baseball team faced undefeated Aurora.  The game was a pitcher’s duel between Bryant Koenig from the Falls and Dakota Kruse from Aurora.  The first runs of the game were scored by Aurora in the top of the 3^rd as they strung together 2 doubles and a single to take a 2-0 lead.  They would score a single run in the 4^th and led 3-0 going to the bottom of the 6^th inning.  Kruse from Aurora had allowed only 2 hits to the Falls through five innings before Cody Joslyn knocked in Jett Tomczak with a single to cut the Falls deficit to 3-1 heading to the 7^th.  Koening would record 2 of his 9 strikeouts in the top of the 7^th and in the bottom of the frame, the Falls would score on a run an error and had the bases loaded with 2 outs before Torin Thompson tried to score from third on a pitch in the dirt.  Thompson was blocked at the plate by catcher Mikko Maki and the game ended in a 3-2 loss for the Falls Post 66.  Head coach Phil Talmage says it was a great game and then talks about the final play of the game.

The Post 66 Senior Legion team is now 5-2 and will travel to Grand Marais on Thursday.