Baseball Preview: Desert Hills Thunder vs. Bear River Bears
The Desert Hills Thunder will face off against the Bear River Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Desert Hills comes in on four and Bear River on nine.
Desert Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over Uintah.
Desert Hills got a great performance from Andrew Wiley as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Wiley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Harmon Skeen was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Haigen Reed, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bear River never let their opponents score on Friday. They came out on top against Mountain Crest by a score of 3-0.
Bear River saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micheal Sanchez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Desert Hills' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8. As for Bear River, their record is now 21-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Desert Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bear River 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. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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