Baseball Game Preview: Summit Storm vs. Bend Lava Bears

The Summit Storm are taking a road trip to square off against the Bend Lava Bears at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Bend will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Summit extended their winning streak to six on Friday. The Storm put the hurt on Caldera with a sharp 11-1 win.

Meanwhile, Bend was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Redmond as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The Lava Bears haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

Bend's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Summit, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.

Summit came up short against Bend in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, falling 4-1. Can the Storm avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.