The Fontana Steelers will challenge the Big Bear Bears at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
Fontana fell victim to Colton and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Steelers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Big Bear waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Lancers as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by nine runs or more this season.
Abigail Hendricks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in February of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
In other batting news, Kyrie Sanchez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Emmerson Geary was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Big Bear pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Fontana, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
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