Baseball Preview: Bear River Bears vs. Ridgeline Riverhawks
The Bear River Bears will challenge the Ridgeline Riverhawks at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bear River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Bear River heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Monday. They fell just short of Desert Hills by a score of 9-7. Bear River's defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Talon Marble made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Holden Potter was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ridgeline faced Dixie in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Ridgeline took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dixie. Ridgeline has not had much luck with Dixie recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jackson Christensen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Ridgeline saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bode Hansen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bear River's record is now 21-7. As for Ridgeline, their record now sits at 19-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Bear River hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ridgeline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bear River took their win against Ridgeline when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 14-7. 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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