The Bethel Bees will be taking part in a tournament against the Shawnee Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. 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.
Bethel fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Urbana on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hillclimbers by a score of 2-1.
Lucas Buckholtz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Bethel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Routt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Shawnee came up short against Bellbrook on Friday, falling 13-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Braves in their meetings with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Bethel has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season. As for Shawnee, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
