The Bunker Hill Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the Foard Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bunker Hill came up short against St. Stephens on Monday, falling 15-5. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Kamden Bortz
| 03/28/25 vs West Caldwell | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Lincolnton | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Newton-Conover | 3 |
| 03/07/25 @ West Caldwell | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Lincolnton | 3 |
| + 9 more games |
Kamden Bortz was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Bunker Hill's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 6-3 (and 3-9 when he doesn't). Tanner Eckard also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Foard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 9-3 to Newton-Conover.
Foard saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Setzer, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Foard's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Bunker Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Bunker Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Foard in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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