The Blair Bears will head out to square off against the Standing Bear Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Blair fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Elkhorn North on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wolves. Blair have struggled against Elkhorn North recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Standing Bear fell victim to Elkhorn North and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of Wolves by a score of 1-0.
Standing Bear was without their leading scorer, Landon Arnold, in Saturday's contest. With Arnold sidelined, the Grizzlies had to make some changes to the lineup. Sam Abak played for 45 minutes having averaged 18.8 this season and Caleb Priefert got 35 vs. an average of 18.8.
Standing Bear now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Blair, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Blair was able to grind out a solid victory over Standing Bear in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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