The Big Bear Bears will venture away from home to take on the Lucerne Valley Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Big Bear knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Lucerne Valley likes a good challenge.
Big Bear will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Academy of Careers & Exploration, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Bears put the hurt on the Eagle with a sharp 13-3 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 29 runs the game before, Lucerne Valley was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 21-1 to Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Rileigh Rollins made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That triple was her first of the season.
Big Bear's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lucerne Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
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