Cambridge is 2-8 against Creekview since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Cambridge Bears and the Creekview Grizzlies will meet for a tough Bear Battle. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.
Cambridge took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lanier with a sharp 9-1 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Emma Johnson tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Annie Womack was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Maddie Clements, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Cambridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lanier only posted a batting average of .333.
Meanwhile, Creekview waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Wolverines as they made off with a 9-1 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Grizzlies have posted against the Wolverines since March 13, 2019.
Cambridge pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Creekview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Cambridge couldn't quite finish off Creekview when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 10-8. Can Cambridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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