The Bella Vista Broncos will head out to face off against the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Friday, Bella Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Vista del Lago and fell 3-2.
Alec Murray was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last four contests.
At the plate, Bella Vista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Thorn, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Thorn's first of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Del Oro's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Folsom by a score of 2-1. Golden Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bulldogs since on Tuesday.
Kael Lumbert was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lumbert was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Bella Vista's record is now 10-16. As for Del Oro, their record now sits at 18-9.
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