Collegiate couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 14-11 to the Bell Creek Academy Panthers on Tuesday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
For Bell Creek Academy's part, the team relied heavily on Avery Long, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Pearce, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
The win was the third in a row for Bell Creek Academy, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Collegiate will take on Packer Collegiate Institute at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bell Creek Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate at 4:00 p.m. Bell Creek Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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