The Rochester Honkers defeated the Duluth Huskies 8-2 Thursday night at Rochester.
Brad Buehler took the loss for the Huskies, giving up two runs in the first inning.
Eric Stephens led the Honkers by going 3-for-3 from the plate with a home run, two RBIs and two runs, while Collin Kuhn led the Huskies with four hits, including a double and a run.
The Huskies (5-9) sit five-and-a-half games back in the Northern Division and will travel to face division leader Mankato (10-3) today at 7:05 p.m.
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