The Bend Lava Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Crook County Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bend is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Bend and Caldera have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Lava Bears fell just short of Caldera by a score of 13-12.
Mackenzie Shaughnessy was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Lima, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Crook County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Mountain View, falling 16-1.
Bend's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Crook County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Crook County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Bend has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Crook County, though, as they've been averaging 8.9 hits. Given Bend's sizable advantage in that area, the Cowboys will need to find a way to close that gap.
Bend beat Crook County 11-8 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lava Bears since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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