The Bend Lava Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Lebanon Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lebanon took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bend, who comes in off a win.
While Bend didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Monarch on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lava Bears.
Marcio Silva was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Silva was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Will Goodman and Fischer Barber did most of the damage at the plate: Goodman went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Barber went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was Goodman's first of the season.
Bend lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lebanon suffered their biggest loss since March 22, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against Canby, falling 16-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Warriors' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Lebanon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Enright, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Bend's record is now 6-1. As for Lebanon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Everything went Bend's way against Lebanon when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Bend made off with an 11-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lava Bears since the team 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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