The North Bend Central Tigers will square off against The Pierce Bluejays on Thursday. Pierce is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Yutan-Mead hit North Bend Central with a 15-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers lost 16-4 to the Patriots.
North Bend Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Krieger, who went a perfect 2-for-2 while logging 2 runs and 1 triple.
Even though they lost, North Bend Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They have not posted that many strikeouts since the 24th, when they also struck out one.
Meanwhile, neither Pierce nor Highway 91 could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 tie. The contest marked the Bluejays' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
With that tie, Pierce's record moves to 2-2-1. As for North Bend Central, they have traveled a rocky road this season, having lost 22 of their last 27 matchups. That leaves them at a 2-5 record this season.
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