After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ridgeline, Mountain Crest was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bear River Bears 5-4. This was payback for Mountain Crest, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Mountain Crest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aspen Leishman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Londyn Lee was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Bear River's side, Emma Harrow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Harrow has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bella Douglas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Udy, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Mountain Crest's win bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Bear River, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Mountain Crest will head out on the road to challenge Green Canyon at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Crest is facing Green Canyon at the right time seeing as Green Canyon is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Bear River, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Logan at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Logan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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