The Mountain View Cougars will take on the Bend Lava Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mountain View comes in on three and Bend on four.
Mountain View barely beat Crook County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars put the hurt on the Cowboys with a sharp 10-2 win last Friday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bend made easy work of Crook County on Friday and carried off a 12-2 victory.
Cole Cooper made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Cooper was also big at the plate, earning one RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Lewis Knapp and Marcio Silva did most of the damage at the plate: Knapp went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Silva went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most RBI Knapp has posted since back in April of 2025. Spencer Dildine was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Bend kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive games.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Bend, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Mountain View beat Bend 10-7 in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Lava Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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