For the second straight game, Bear Creek will face off against Tokay. The Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bear Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Bear Creek had been on a five-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Tokay put an end to it on Tuesday. The Bruins fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-1. The Bruins' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Tokay's part, Paul Buckley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. The Tigers are 3-1 when Buckley allows one or fewer earned runs, but 6-8 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brock Sell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Tokay's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 5-2 (and 4-7 when he doesn't).
The victory (which was Tokay's seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bear Creek, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 10-10.
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