Baseball Preview: Bear River Bears vs. Mountain Crest Mustangs
Bear River and Mountain Crest are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Bear River Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain Crest Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Bear River will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Bear River only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Mountain Crest on Wednesday. Bear River put the hurt on Mountain Crest with a sharp 12-2 victory.
Degan Rigby made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Rigby has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rigby was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gehrig Marble, who went 4-for-4 with seven RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Holden Potter, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Bear River's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs per game. As for Mountain Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
