Eric Fick (7IP, 2H, 0R, 7K, 3BB) earned the win for Ottertail Central on Thursday, shutting out the Pillager Huskies, 3-0, improving OTC to 14-3 on the season. The Bulldogs were the top team in the Park Region Conference in 2023 with an 11-3 conference mark. The ’24 Bulldogs are in the hunt to repeat with only Parkers Prairie standing in their way. OTC is 10-3 and the Panthers are 10-1. Those two teams are scheduled for a showdown on Monday in Battle Lake.