Ligers Fall to Pirates in a Cross-Town Battle

Ligers fall to Pirates in a cross-town battle

PERHAM — Perfect weather for Town Ball as the Detroit Lakes Ligers traveled east to take on the Perham Pirates on Sunday, May 24. The Ligers lost heartbreakingly, 3-2, as they were walked off in the ninth inning to be welcomed into the HI-10 League. Bradley Swiers got the Ligers on the scoreboard with an RBI single in the third inning. Jacob Thomas followed up with an RBI of his own, which gave Detroit Lakes a 2-0 lead. Both Swiers and Thomas fi…

Perham Pirates have a walk-off Memorial Weekend to stay undefeated

PERHAM — It was a walk-off weekend for the undefeated Perham Pirates. On Saturday, May 23, Perham (5-0) pulled off a 10-inning, 5-4 victory over the Clarissa Flyers (1-1). The following day, the Pirates spoiled the Detroit Lakes Ligers' (0-1) season opener with a 3-2 win in the ninth. In the bottom of the sixth inning in Saturday Night's matchup, the Pirates found themselves down 4-2 with Austin Aanenson at the plate with no outs. He hit a deep …