Bend is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while The Dalles is on a 21-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bend Lava Bears will take on The Dalles Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bend is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Mountain View 18-3.
Addisen Fisher and Taylor Aldrich made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fisher struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Aldrich struck out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Fisher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Fisher scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Aldrich went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Bryanna Schaefer was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Mackenzie Shaughnessy was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, The Dalles got the win against Barlow on Monday by a conclusive 24-9.
Jeilane Stewart was a standout: she fired off three home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Lebreton, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI.
Bend has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for The Dalles, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
Everything went Bend's way against The Dalles in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 as Bend made off with a 9-0 victory. Does Bend have another victory up their sleeve, or will The Dalles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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