The Bethel Bees will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Riverside Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Bethel came up short against Graham Local and fell 4-1.
Bethel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Hobert, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Riverside sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 victory over Ridgemont on Saturday. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Golden Gophers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Cooper Crouch and Aidden Manning did most of the damage at the plate: Crouch scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Manning got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and one double. Those three hits gave Crouch a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden McCully, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Bethel's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Bethel was able to grind out a solid win over Riverside when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 10-7. Will Bethel repeat their success, or does Riverside has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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