Jossie Filiatrault pitches Duluth East past Cloquet in road shutout

Jossie Filiatrault gave Duluth East exactly the kind of performance that turns a rivalry game into a statement. The Greyhounds left Cloquet with a 3-0 shutout, and Filiatrault handled the load in the circle by allowing just one hit, walking one and striking out seven.

The win mattered because of how it was earned. East did not need a barrage of offense to beat the Lumberjacks in St. Louis County. Filiatrault also helped her own cause at the plate, going 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Duluth East finished with only two RBIs in the game. That made the pitching and defense the difference from the first inning on, as Cloquet never found a way to build pressure or put together a rally against the Greyhounds.

The result carried extra weight for a Duluth East team trying to show it can do more than just collect an isolated win. The Greyhounds had lost their previous nine games against Cloquet, and the last meeting before Monday was a 7-1 Lumberjacks victory in April 2025. Beating Cloquet on the road, and doing it in shutout fashion, suggested a sharper, more disciplined East team than the one that had been handled so often in the recent past.

It also gave the Greyhounds a better footing in the standings. Duluth East improved to 2-5 and won for the second straight time, while Cloquet fell to 7-5 and had a three-game winning streak snapped. For a program that has spent much of the spring trying to find traction, a road result like this does more than brighten the record. It shows Duluth East can travel, execute cleanly and win with pitching and defense when the game tightens.

The Greyhounds were scheduled to be back at it Tuesday, May 5, with a home doubleheader against Bemidji at Ordean East Middle School Field, starting at 6 p.m. After a road shutout in Cloquet, that next stretch will show whether this was a one-night lift or the start of a real run.