The Gray's Creek Bears will head out on the road to take on the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Gray's Creek 1.5, Laney 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Gray's Creek will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Jack Britt on Tuesday. The Bears never let the Buccaneers get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won nine in a row.
Hannah Welsh made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Amariya Green
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In other batting news, Amariya Green was incredible, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Saniyah Leach, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Laney waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They skirted past the Vikings 5-3.
Laney's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Gray's Creek, their record now sits at 17-2.
Gray's Creek suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Laney when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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