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Huskies Beat Tigers, Play for Conference Title Monday
The Huskies took care of business Saturday in Albert Lea and will play for a piece of the Big Nine title Monday against Mankato West. Owatonna edged the Tigers 3-2 in a makeup game at Hayek Field behind a great pitching performance from Matt Seykora. The first game Monday at Franklin Rogers Field at 4 pm will decide the league title before the teams play a nonconference game right afterward.
Seykora went six innings with an economic pitch total Saturday. Payton Beyer earned the save. He also scored the first run on a first-inning hit by Grant Achterkirch, drove in the tie-breaking run in the sixth and stole three bases. Taylor Bogen had the other RBI. Mason Kunkel turned an assisted double play at first in the seventh inning. The Tigers runs were unearned.
Huskies Hang on for Win on Senior Night
The Owatonna High School baseball team closed out their home regular season schedule with a thrilling 4-3 victory over New Ulm on Senior Night. OHS broke a 3-3 tie with a run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth. The Huskies preserved that lead by throwing out a runner at home in the top of the seventh.
The Eagles left two runners on base in their final at bat with Huskies Payton Beyer on the mound. He pitched the final two innings, striking out four. Brayden Truelson tossed the first five frames, allowing six hits while striking out six and not walking a batter.
Shakopee Defense Stymies Huskies
Shakopee beat Owatonna 62-49 in the state Class AAAA basketball quarterfinals Wednesday at Hastings High School. Owatonna s point total matched their season low. But was very consistent with the type of defense played by the Sabers, who held teams to an average of 50 points in the ultra-competitive South Suburban Conference. Only twice all season did teams score 60 or more against Shakopee.
The Huskies shots weren t falling on Wednesday. OHS did not make a three pointer in the first half and had just three for the game. Despite that, the Huskies played close most of the way and were down just six at halftime. OHS force numerous turnovers and did a good job protecting the ball themselves.