The Big Bear Bears will head out to challenge the Pacific Pirates at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Big Bear has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Big Bear is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Tuesday. They came up short against Savanna, falling 17-8.
Josiah Rufner was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one double. Kobe Alvarez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
San Gorgonio hit Pacific with a four-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to the Spartans, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Pacific saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Edgar Aguilar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Aguilar has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Pacific now has a losing record of 2-3-1. As for Big Bear, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Big Bear's way against Pacific when the teams last played back in February of 2025, as Big Bear made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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