The Summit Academy Bears and the Logan Grizzlies will meet on Thursday for a tough Bear Battle. Summit Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Logan will be coming in after a defeat.
Summit Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over American Leadership Academy.
Cooper Derbidge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, Summit Academy's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trace Gedicks, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another was Tritan Bianco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Logan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 20th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 15-0 to Ridgeline.
Logan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Summit Academy, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-8.
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