The Big Bear Bears will take on the La Sierra Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Big Bear has nine straight victories, La Sierra has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Big Bear beats La Sierra with 21 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Bears' pitcher stepped up to hand Academy of Careers & Exploration a 21-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Big Bear got a massive performance out of Layla Navarette, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Fanuele, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Big Bear was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Jurupa Valley hit La Sierra with a 11-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 17-4 to the Jaguars.
La Sierra's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Big Bear, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Big Bear might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from La Sierra when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Will the Bears have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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