The Bear Creek Bruins will square off against the Escalon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Bear Creek's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
On Wednesday, Bear Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Weston Ranch. They walked away with a 12-9 victory over the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Escalon earned a 4-1 win over Ripon Christian on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Josh Fiori was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Escalon's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Fiori was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Fiori wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Abbott, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bear Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Escalon, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
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