Baseball Preview: Blair Bears vs. Douglas County West Falcon
The Blair Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Douglas County West Falcon at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Blair is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Elkhorn North on Tuesday. Their rough 6-0 defeat to Elkhorn North might stick with them for a while. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Blair was not able to get on the board.
Blair saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J?Shawn Unger, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Douglas County West's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-6 walloping at the hands of Wahoo/Bishop Neumann.
Michael Croom was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Croom was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Blair has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Douglas County West, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Blair has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Douglas County West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Blair took their win against Douglas County West when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 12-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blair since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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