After flying high against Entrepreneur on Tuesday, Big Bear came back down to earth. The Big Bear Bears fell victim to a rough 23-2 loss at the hands of the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights on Wednesday. Big Bear has not had much luck with Academy for Academic Excellence recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Big Bear saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jerzey Palmer, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
On Academy for Academic Excellence's side, Haylee Berg was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Berg was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Paityn Thibodeaux and Kayla Berg did most of the damage at the plate: Thibodeaux went 5-for-5 with a home run, eight RBI, and three runs, while Berg went 5-for-5 with a home run, five runs, and seven RBI. Berg hasn't dropped below two doubles for three straight games. Dayleen De Los Cuetos was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Big Bear's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-2-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Big Bear by a score of 11-1.
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