The Bear River Bears will be playing at home against the Ridgeline Riverhawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Bear River is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Bear River came up short against Ridgeline and fell 9-5. Bear River has not had much luck with Ridgeline recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Ridgeline's part, Nate Dahle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Dahle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cooper Clark was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Bear River's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Ridgeline, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Bear River hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ridgeline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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