The Willows Honkers will square off against the Pierce Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Willows will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Colusa, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Honkers came out on top in a nail-biter against the RedHawks on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Honkers have won by just one run.
Blake Lerstang spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits.
On the hitting side, Willows' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was David Gleason, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Winters hit Pierce with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bears lost 11-1 to the Warriors.
The victory made it two in a row for Willows and bumps their season record up to 8-11. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Pierce, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Willows got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 against Pierce by a conclusive 9-0 score. Do the Honkers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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