The Littleton Lions will square off against the Bend Lava Bears at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Littleton has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Bend will arrive with four straight wins.
Littleton saw some tournament action on Monday. They fell 9-4 to West Point.
Peyton Brooks made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Calonder, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bend got the win against Pueblo Central on Monday by a conclusive 15-2. Fans of the Lava Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
The team relied heavily on Fischer Barber, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Hattenhauer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Bend always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pueblo Central only posted an OBP of .250.
Bend's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Littleton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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