The Bear Creek Bears will take on the Columbine Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bear Creek has three straight victories, Columbine has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bear Creek took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Loveland, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Bears came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Wolves on Monday, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bears have posted since April 12th.
Matt Hegerle
| 05/05/25 vs Loveland | 2 |
| 05/03/25 vs Highlands Ranch | 4 |
| 05/01/25 vs Lakewood | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Lakewood | 4 |
| 04/28/25 vs Chatfield | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Bear Creek let Matt Hegerle and Ayden Brown run wild. Hegerle got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run, while Brown went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Hegerle has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Max Radford was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Columbine couldn't beat Chatfield on Saturday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. The Rebels fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 6-5.
Columbine saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Saul, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Another was Cameron Powell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Bear Creek pushed their record up to 7-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Columbine, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Bear Creek couldn't quite finish off Columbine in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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