South Ridge Wins Twice To Start The Playoffs

June 2nd, 2016

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The 2nd seeded South Ridge Panthers won twice on Wednesday afternoon to remain in the winners bracket in Section 7A.

The Panthers started the playoffs out with a first round victory over the Wrenshall Wrens, 19-5. They then went on the play the 3rd seeded Cook County Vikings, edging them 12-11. The Vikings advanced by walking the Carlton Bulldogs off in the bottom of the 7th inning, winning 7-6.

The Panthers came back from an 11-7 deficit in the bottom of the 7th inning which ended when Christian Houle hit a 2 run double to secure the 12-11 victory for the Panthers.

Zach Johnson got the win, pitching just an inning for the Panthers. He did his part at the plate, going 2-4 with a home run and 4 RBI’s. Elias Tuominen went 2-2 with an RBI and Reid Clark went 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI’s.

In the loss for the Vikings, Owen Anderson went 2-5 with a home run and an RBI. Rory Bakke went 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI’s while Frankie Miller went 2-5 with an RBI.

The Panthers (17-5) will now face the Ely Timberwolves (17-4) on June 3rd in Virginia. The game will start at 4:30pm. The Vikings will face the North Woods Grizzlies on June 3rd in Proctor with a start time of 2:00pm.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com