The Bear River Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Wheatland Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bear River is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Bear River's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Wheatland 1-0.
Not much got past Kaden Nicholls, who gave up just zero hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Wheatland off the board. Nicholls has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bear River's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Barley, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Bear River's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Wheatland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season.
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