Baseball Preview: Bear River Bears vs. Sky View Bobcats
Bear River is 8-2 against Sky View since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bear River Bears will head out on the road to take on the Sky View Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Sky View took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bear River, who comes in off a win.
Bear River scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Ridgeline with a sharp 14-7 victory. The result was nothing new for Bear River, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Brooks Drollinger was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Drollinger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Drollinger was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Degan Rigby and Gehrig Marble did most of the damage at the plate: Rigby went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Marble got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and a double. Thomas Summers was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sky View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 6-3 to Mountain Crest.
Sky View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyker Neal, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Bear River's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Sky View, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1.
Bear River came up short against Sky View in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 11-7. Can Bear River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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