Baseball Game Preview: College Place Hawks vs. Kiona-Benton Bears

The College Place Hawks will square off against the Kiona-Benton Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for College Place and five for Kiona-Benton.

On Saturday, College Place didn't have quite enough to beat Zillah and fell 6-5.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Kiona-Benton and Royal meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Bears fell just short of the Knights by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bears have suffered against the Knights since May 13, 2022.

College Place's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Kiona-Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11-1.

College Place couldn't quite get it done against Kiona-Benton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.