Bear Creek has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Columbine Rebels at 4:30 p.m.
Bear Creek's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Valor Christian on Tuesday. They fell 5-0 to the Eagles. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though they lost, Bear Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Columbine came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 6-5. That's two games straight that the Rebels have won by just one run.
Katie Forbes was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Vargas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Bear Creek's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Columbine, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Bear Creek might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Columbine when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Bear Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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