The Bellaire Eagles are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against the Forest Area Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Bellaire will be strutting in after a win while Forest Area will be coming in after a loss.
Bellaire made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Onaway, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Cardinals on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Colin Bearup made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Bearup was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ben Landis and Keegan Lovett did most of the damage at the plate: Landis went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI, while Lovett scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Luke Smith was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while it was Forest Area who put the first runs on the board on Monday, it was Johannesburg-Lewiston who put up more. The Warriors came up short against the Cardinals, falling 14-3. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Bellaire couldn't quite finish off Forest Area when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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