The Bear River Bruins will challenge the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bear River 3.9, Woodland Christian 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bear River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Amador.
Kaden Nicholls was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Cooper Lunsford
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Lunsford, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Nolan Allen was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian entered their tilt with Colfax on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won 21 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Like Bear River, Woodland Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Jayden Badhesha. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Badhesha was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three RBI and one run. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jordan Villanueva was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Parker Howald, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Woodland Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in nine consecutive games.
Bear River is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Woodland Christian, their record now sits at 25-6.
