The Standing Bear Grizzlies are taking a road trip to face off against the Norris Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Standing Bear fell victim to Lincoln Northwest and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Falcons. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Grizzlies' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Standing Bear saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Holdren, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Norris had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 7-2.
Anden Papik tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaden Fredenburg, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his two plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Fountain, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Norris was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in three consecutive games.
Standing Bear has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. As for Norris, their record is now 11-2.
Standing Bear might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Norris in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Grizzlies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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