The Kiona-Benton Bears will head out to challenge the College Place Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kiona-Benton has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Kiona-Benton couldn't beat Royal on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Bears fell 12-8 to the Knights. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, College Place fell victim to Freeman and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scotties. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Hawks were not able to get on the board.
This is the second loss in a row for College Place and nudges their season record down to 11-3. As for Kiona-Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-1.
Kiona-Benton suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to College Place in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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