The Bear River Bears will face off against the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Bear River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Bear River heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Tuesday. They lost 12-6 to Desert Hills. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bears have suffered since March 7, 2025.
Bear River saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Barfuss, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Chipper Hawes was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Crimson Cliffs faced Timpanogos in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Timberwolves, sneaking past 4-3.
MADDEN SMITH tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
Crimson Cliffs has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Bear River, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bear River has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Crimson Cliffs struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bear River came out on top in a nail-biter against Crimson Cliffs when the teams last played back in May of 2021, sneaking past 7-6. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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