The Bend Lava Bears will head out on the road to take on the San Marcos Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Bend fell victim to a tough 11-5 loss at the hands of Oceanside. Bend has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lauren Glasser made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Shaughnessy, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bend hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, San Marcos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 6-1 to Mater Dei Catholic. That's two games in a row now that San Marcos has lost by exactly five runs.
San Marcos saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Miller, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bend now has a losing record at 2-3. As for San Marcos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
San Marcos' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Bend has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for San Marcos, though, as they've been averaging only 4 per game. Will Bend keep running through batters, or will San Marcos buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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