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Carlton pitcher Kaden Crane threw a one-hitter Tuesday afternoon as the Bulldogs defeated Polar League rival McGregor 11-1 at Chub Lake Park in Carlton.

Crane allowed only one hit while striking out 11 batters, and allowing only one run — an unearned run by McGregor — in the victory.

The 11-1 win was the first victory of the season as the Bulldogs now improve to 1-3 on the season. The Bulldogs lost their first three games of the season to Northwoods, South Ridge and, last Thursday, to Moose Lake-Willow River, and had struggled to get their bats going. That wasn’t the case Tuesday as t...