The Dakota Ridge Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bear Creek Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dakota Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Dakota Ridge will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Lakewood, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Dakota Ridge put the hurt on Lakewood with a sharp 11-5 win on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Hayden Friesen, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cole Ehlinger, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bear Creek, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Chatfield on Thursday.
Bear Creek also got a great performance from James Moore as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aidan Bolan was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Dakota Ridge's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Bear Creek, they pushed their record up to 6-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Dakota Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Bear Creek when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 13-8. Does Dakota Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bear Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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