The Ponderosa Bruins will square off against the Christian Brothers Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ponderosa 3.6, Christian Brothers 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Ponderosa and Bella Vista, and Bella Vista kept the tradition alive. Ponderosa fell just short of Bella Vista by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday.
Joe Stevens was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ponderosa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Purdom, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers didn't have quite enough to beat Woodcreek on Friday and fell 8-7.
Joseph Pelka was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Christian Brothers has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. Ponderosa dropped their record down to 6-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Ponderosa came out on top in a nail-biter against Christian Brothers in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Ponderosa repeat their success, or does Christian Brothers has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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