CLEVELAND, Tenn. — If an imminent trip to Florida was on their minds Monday, a loss to their city rivals that night must’ve set Bradley Central’s baseball Bears straight.
Bradley rebounded from Monday’s 5-4 loss at Cleveland with an 11-4 rematch victory Tuesday before the team loaded up for a long-anticipated visit to Cocoa Beach. The District 5-AAA victory also allowed the Bears to snap a four-game losing streak and boost their league record to 3-2.
Cleveland, meanwhile, fell to 4-7 overall and 2-4 in the district.
Bradley, chafing still after a few choice words from coach Travis Adams after Monday’s eighth-inning loss, exploded on Blue Raiders starting pitcher Joseph Martin, forging an 8-1 lead after just two at-bats.
The advantage allowed winning pitcher Chandler Hamilton (1-0) to coast through till the sixth, when he departed with a seven-run lead.