The Central Valley Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Shadle Park Highlanders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Valley lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Gonzaga Prep, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's contest. The Bears put the hurt on the Bullpups with a sharp 15-8 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Shadle Park ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Ridgeline 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for the Highlanders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tyler Yarger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Lafferty, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Tommy Krotzer was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
Central Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Shadle Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Everything went Central Valley's way against Shadle Park in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, as Central Valley made off with a 12-2 victory. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Highlanders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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