The Alief Hastings Bears will challenge the Alief Elsik Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alief Hastings comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Alief Hastings blew Alief Elsik out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Alief Elsik got their revenge. Alief Hastings fell just short of Alief Elsik by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bears have suffered since February 25th.
For Alief Elsik's part, Joseph Benevidez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Benevidez has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Bryan Lea was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Danny Zelaya, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Alief Elsik always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Alief Elsik moved to 1-7 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak. As for Alief Hastings, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
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