Baseball Preview: Bear Creek Bears vs. Rangeview Raiders
The Bear Creek Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Rangeview Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, it was close, but Bear Creek sidestepped Smoky Hill for a 3-1 win.
James Moore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Bear Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Vigil, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Rangeview never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Overland on Monday. They blew past the Trailblazers 12-2.
Sebastian Heredia-Ruiz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Heredia-Ruiz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, William Stevenson was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Micah McPhail was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Bear Creek's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Rangeview, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-6.
Bear Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Rangeview when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 12-7. Does Bear Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rangeview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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