Softball Preview: Standing Bear Grizzlies vs. Blair Bears
The Standing Bear Grizzlies will head out on the road to square off against the Blair Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Standing Bear is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Standing Bear finally turned things around against Grand Island on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Islanders 4-2.
Meanwhile, Blair entered their tilt with Pius X on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thunderbolts a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 13 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Blair got a massive performance out of Laynie Brown, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a triple. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Jacy Schueth, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Blair always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .533 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Standing Bear's victory bumped their record up to 5-21. As for Blair, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
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