Softball Preview: Bear River Bears vs. Logan Grizzlies
Bear River has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Logan Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Bear River had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Mountain Crest.
Emma Harrow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bella Douglas was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Alex Udy was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bear River lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Logan fell victim to a rough 15-4 defeat at the hands of Ridgeline on Tuesday.
Logan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cambree Cooper, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Bear River's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for Logan, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Logan's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Bear River has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Logan, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Bear River keep running through batters, or will Logan buck the trend?
Bear River suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to Logan when the teams last played on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Logan's Lily Niusulu, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that Bear River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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