Softball Preview: Bear River Bears vs. Green Canyon Wolves
Bear River is 10-0 against Green Canyon since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bear River Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Green Canyon Wolves at 3:30 p.m. Bear River is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Bear River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Box Elder, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Bear River was ranked 17th). Bear River won by a run and slipped past Box Elder 6-5.
Emma Harrow tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aubree Fry, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Bella Douglas was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Green Canyon is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-4 walloping at the hands of Logan on Tuesday.
Bailey Taylor made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carly Rindlisbacher, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Bear River has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Green Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Bear River took their win against Green Canyon when the teams last played last Thursday by a conclusive 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bear River since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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