Bear River entered their tilt with Woods Cross with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Woods Cross Wildcats out 4-3. This was payback for Bear River, who suffered a 10-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Easton Goodliffe was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Woods Cross' side, Harley Vicchrilli was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Stetson Chritchley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Woods Cross hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bear River struck out 11 times.
Bear River is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Woods Cross, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-7.
Bear River will take on Grantsville at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bear River is on a four-game streak of home wins, Grantsville a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Woods Cross, they will head out on the road to square off against Clearfield at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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