The Tri-Valley Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Chester Hambletonians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Chester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Tri-Valley proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by nine) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Eldred 4-3. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Chester made easy work of Eldred on Monday and carried off a 16-1 win. The Hambletonians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by ten runs or more this season.
Chester is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Tri-Valley, their record is now 3-1.
Tri-Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Chester when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hambletonians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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