The Bradshaw Mountain Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Coconino Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradshaw Mountain is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
The home team had come away the winner the last six times Bradshaw Mountain and Flagstaff had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Bears had just enough and edged out the Eagles 5-3. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly two runs.
Caden Randall was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dylan Lockwood and Garison Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Lockwood scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Jones scored a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Jones has posted since back in April of 2024.
Bradshaw Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Flagstaff only posted an OBP of .344.
Meanwhile, Coconino didn't have quite enough to beat Poston Butte on Monday and fell 4-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coconino saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abiu Chairez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Bradshaw Mountain pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Coconino, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
Everything went Bradshaw Mountain's way against Coconino when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Bradshaw Mountain made off with a 14-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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