Softball Game Preview: Bend Lava Bears vs. Ridgeview Ravens

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04/30/25 - Home	3-6 L
04/18/25 - Away	1-8 L
04/26/24 - Home	15-0 W
04/24/24 - Away	10-7 W
04/23/24 - Home	13-2 W
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Bend has gone 8-2 against Ridgeview recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lava Bears will head out to square off against the Ravens at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bend sitting on four straight victories and Ridgeview on 20.

Bend's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Redmond as they made off with a 14-0 win. Considering the Lava Bears have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Ridgeview sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Caldera on Friday.

Ridgeview pushed their record up to 20-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bend, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9-1.

Bend couldn't quite get it done against Ridgeview when the teams last played last Wednesday as they fell 6-3. Can the Lava Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.