In something less than a save situation, relief pitcher Luke Palo closed the book on the Rangers’ 9-1 win.
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The Forest Lake baseball team didn’t score a run until the top of the sixth inning, but once the offense got going, it could not be stopped. The Rangers defeated Woodbury 9-1 in a Class AAAA state semifinal game June 16 at CHS Field, and will play for the state title on June 19.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Through five innings, Woodbury held a 1-0 lead, even though Ranger pitcher Luke Wallner had only allowed four scattered hits, while the Rangers had put runners in scoring position in four innings. In three of those innings, the Rangers hit into rally-killing double plays.
“It’s hard when you’re not scoring those runs early, but the boys stayed with it,” Forest Lake head coach Tal Gravelle said. “They kept a good attitude.”
The Woodbury breakthrough