Standing Bear won the last time they faced Elkhorn and things went their way on Friday too. The Grizzlies had just enough and edged out the Antlers 6-5. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by just one run.
Gavin Bullock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Standing Bear is 9-3 when Bullock allows one or fewer hits, but 5-7 otherwise. Bullock was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.
Nick Thielen
| 05/01/26 vs Elkhorn | 3 |
| 04/25/26 @ Westview | 0 |
| 04/20/26 @ Lincoln East | 1 |
| 04/14/26 @ Waverly | 4 |
In other pitching news, Nick Thielen looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four matchups.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Froeschl, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Standing Bear pushed their record up to 14-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Elkhorn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-16.
Standing Bear has already played their next contest (against Crete), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Elkhorn, they will be playing at home against Beatrice at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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