PEQUOT LAKES - Ben Kepner went 3-for-3 and pitched six innings, striking out five, to help No. 3 Pequot Lakes top No. 6 Ottertail Central 10-0 in the South Subsection 8-2A play-in game Thursday.
Levi Christianson tripled for the Patriots and Tyler Wittwer doubled. Ryan Pahl was 2-3 with a double for the Patriots.
Ottertail Central 0 2 0
Pequot Lakes 10 11 3
WP: Ben Kepner. LP: Lilleman. 2B: PL-Tyler Wittwer, Ryan Pahl. 3B: PL-Levi Christianson. Overall: PL 11-8. Next: PL vs. Pelican Rapids/Frazee winner 4 p.m. Saturday at high seed.
Perham 16,
Wadena-Deer Creek 1
PERHAM - Eighth-seeded Wadena-Deer Creek fell to No. 1 Perham 16-1 in the South Subsection 8-2A play-in game Thursday.
Wadena-Deer Creek 1 3 9
Perham 16 8 3
WP: Nathan Schmitz. LP: Matt Hagen. Overall: WDC finishes 1-17.
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