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Fergus Falls had twice as many hits as Menahga (4-2) on Tuesday afternoon, but the Braves scored the only two runs of the game and ended the Otters season with a 2-0 win in the opening round of the Section 8AA playoffs. Fergus Falls ends the year with a 5-16 record.
Winning pitcher Nolan Haataja (7IP, 4H, 1K) pitched a complete game. The first run scored on back to back errors and the second when the lead off hitter was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single.
Carter Thielke (6IP, 2H, 0BB, 3HBP, 4K, 1ER) was the hard luck loser for the Otters.
Ian Stumbo had a double for the Otters. Ethan Gronwold, Abel Aho and Cole Zierden each had a single.