Baseball Game Preview: Coolidge Bears vs. Globe Tigers

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Previous Games

03/21/25 - Home	4-13 L
04/02/24 - Away	12-4 W
04/04/23 - Home	16-5 W
03/04/23 - Neutral	17-0 W
04/25/22 - Home	7-9 L
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Coolidge and Globe are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bears will square off against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coolidge has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Coolidge lost 24-2 to Valley Christian on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.

Maurice Glass made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.

Meanwhile, Globe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Lobos with a sharp 15-4 victory. Globe's win was all the more impressive since the Lobos were averaging only 3.1 runs allowed on the season.

Sir Sneezy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Globe is 2-1 when Sneezy posts ten or more strikeouts, but 6-8 otherwise. Sneezy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Globe got a massive performance out of Jaeger Franco, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Franco has become a key player for the Tigers: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tyson Reede, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.

Globe's record is now 8-9. As for Coolidge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Coolidge suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Globe in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.