The Bend Lava Bears will take on the Pueblo Central Wildcats in a tournament on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, everything went Bend's way against McDaniel as Bend made off with an 11-2 victory.
Cole Cooper made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Cooper was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bend let Lewis Knapp and Marcio Silva run wild. Knapp scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Silva scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Cooper, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pueblo Central). They blew past Northridge 18-7 on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Jordan Arguello was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Brogan Golob also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Pueblo Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northridge only posted an OBP of .448.
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