The Bear Creek Bears will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Bear Creek is leaving town to face D'Evelyn after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Bear Creek fell just short of ThunderRidge by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it five in a row.
Brandon Adams-Anders was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Adams-Anders was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Matt Hegerle
| 03/11/25 vs ThunderRidge | 2 |
| 05/11/24 @ Dakota Ridge | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Columbine | 1 |
| 04/26/24 @ Ralston Valley | 1 |
| 04/12/24 @ Loveland | 1 |
In other batting news, Matt Hegerle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Ayden Brown was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when D'Evelyn challenged Lutheran on Tuesday. D'Evelyn fell just short of Lutheran by a score of 6-4. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryan Kim made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Knox Balcer, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bear Creek took their victory against D'Evelyn in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2. Does Bear Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will D'Evelyn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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