The Waconia Lakers are flying on all 8 cylinders defeating the Red Devils 8-0 Friday night at Lion's Field. Craig LaPlante went 7 strong followed by Andy Fredericksen and Dalton Sawyer, each for one inning.   This is Waconia's third shutout in the 4 playoffs games having outscored  their opponents 33-2.

Next up is going to be tough, going against the Winsted Wildcats. Waconia did give Winsted their only Crow River loss this year 8-1, but lost in the second meeting 6-1. They'll face off Sunday July 31, at 2:00 in Winsted. Both the Lakers and Wildcats are guaranteed Regional births next weekend in Watertown, This game in Winsted determines who goes in as the first seed and who is the 2nd seed from the North Crow River.Valley Conference.