Bear River entered their matchup against Ridgeline on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bears fell just short of the Riverhawks by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.
Stephen Starnes and Chipper Hawes did some serious damage despite the final result: Starnes went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Hawes went 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Higgs, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Bear River's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-2. As for Ridgeline, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Bear River didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-7 defeat against Stansbury on the 7th. As for Ridgeline, they have also already played their next matchup, a 4-0 loss against Sky View on the 31st.
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