The Blake Bears will head out on the road to take on the Breck Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Blake is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Providence Academy on Monday. They lost 7-1 to the Lions. Blake's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Breck put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over St. Paul Academy-Summit. That's two games straight that Breck has won by exactly 11 runs.
Zach Huotari looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Thomas Belman was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Nguyen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Blake's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Breck, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Blake skirted past Breck 4-3 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Does Blake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Breck turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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