Softball Game Preview: Bear River Bears vs. Sky View Bobcats

Bear River is a perfect 10-0 against Sky View since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bears will venture away from home to take on the Bobcats at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bear River has ten straight victories, Sky View has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Bear River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Logan, who was ranked 16th at the time (Bear River was ranked second). The Bears put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 6-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Kate Wilson

Batters Struck Out

04/10/25 @ Logan	12
04/09/25 vs Box Elder	11
04/08/25 @ Ridgeline	7
04/02/25 vs Green Canyon	7
03/27/25 @ Syracuse	10

The result came thanks to Kate Wilson's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Bella Dougals and Marley Tisdol did most of the damage at the plate: Dougals scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Tisdol went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. What's more, Dougals posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kendyl Archibald, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Sky View came up short against West Field on Tuesday and fell 9-5.

Brylee Andrus made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Eliza Birman was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.

Bear River pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Sky View, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.

Bear River took their victory against Sky View when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.