After losing to Linden the last time they met, Bear Creek decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Bear Creek Bruins came out on top against the Linden Lions by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Nick Pappas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Silva, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Linden’s side, they got a good showing from Justin Sales, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn’t allow any walks).
At the plate, Linden saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Frink, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Linden didn’t let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bear Creek only tossed six.
Bear Creek’s victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Linden, their record is now 8-6.
Bear Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against Linden: the pair’s next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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