The St. Joseph Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Lakeview Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Gull Lake hit St. Joseph with a five-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bears took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils.
Eli Kragt was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lakeview lost 9-2 to Mattawan on Monday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Zack Rogers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Lakeview's loss dropped their record down to 12-14. As for St. Joseph, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-14-1.
St. Joseph couldn't quite get it done against Lakeview when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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