The Pierce Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Willows Honkers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pierce has given up an average of 12.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pierce is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 25 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Winters on Thursday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 11-1.
Meanwhile, Willows hadn't done well against Colusa recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Honkers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the RedHawks. That's two games straight that the Honkers have won by just one run.
Blake Lerstang spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits.
At the plate, Willows' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was David Gleason, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Willows and bumps their season record up to 8-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Pierce, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Pierce might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Willows when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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