The Bastrop Bears will take on the V.R. Eaton Eagles in a tournament on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Bastrop was handed an 11-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Gateway College Preparatory 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since April 22, 2025.
Francisco Arriaga
| 02/26/26 vs Gateway College Preparatory | 6 |
| 02/19/26 vs San Antonio Christian | 4 |
| 03/20/25 vs Hays | 0 |
| 03/17/25 vs Cedar Creek | 7 |
Bastrop got a great performance from Francisco Arriaga as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Arriaga has posted since back in March of 2025.
On the hitting side, Bastrop let Fabian Tello and Kody Wright run wild. Tello went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Wright went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two RBI gave Tello a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Smith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, V.R. Eaton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Everman on Thursday.
V.R. Eaton's record now sits at 4-1-2. As for Bastrop, the victory got them back to even at 2-2-2.
Bastrop came up short against V.R. Eaton in their previous meeting back in February of 2025, falling 7-3. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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