The Bellaire Big Reds will stay at home for another game and welcome the River Pilots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellaire is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Bellaire fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Monroe Central on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Seminoles by a score of 8-7. Bellaire has not had much luck with Monroe Central recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Allie Ault made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Avery Shaver was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, River had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top against the Zeps by a score of 12-8. River's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bellaire's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for River, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Bellaire's way against River when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as Bellaire made off with a 15-1 win. Will Bellaire repeat their success, or does River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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