The Bethel Bees will head out on the road to challenge the Riverside Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bethel, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Bethel needed a bit of extra time to put away Tecumseh. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Arrows 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bees have posted since April 18, 2024.
Chloe Kerns made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Kerns was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Kerns wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cassie Dobmeyer, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double was Dobmeyer's first of the season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Riverside and Benjamin Logan have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Saturday. The Pirates lost 10-4 to the Raiders. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Bethel's record now sits at 5-7. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Bethel hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Riverside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bethel suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Riverside when the teams last played on April 1st. Can the Bees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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