The Bear Creek Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Tracy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tracy is hoping to do on Tuesday what McNair couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Bear Creek's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Bear Creek's pitchers stepped up to hand McNair a 10-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Siannah Rios, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Gabriella Orsi was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tracy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Thursday. They blew past West 18-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Tracy considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Hayden Fell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tracy got a massive performance out of ReAnna Zuniga, who went 4-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Emalee Cargill, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Bear Creek has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season. As for Tracy, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3-1.
Tuesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Bear Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. However, it's not like Tracy struggles in that department as they've averaged .368. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Bear Creek suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Tracy when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Bear Creek, Hannah Schaller (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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