The Bear River Bears will square off against the Century Diamondbacks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bear River will be strutting in after a victory while Century will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Bear River got the win against Grantsville by a conclusive 10-1. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Holden Potter
| 04/02/25 @ Grantsville | 12 |
| 03/26/25 vs Mountain Crest | 8 |
| 03/17/25 @ Ridgeline | 9 |
| 03/12/25 @ Bountiful | 7 |
| 03/07/25 vs Maple Mountain | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Holden Potter made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Broxton Gardner was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Barfuss, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bear River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Century was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 25-1 to Blackfoot.
Bear River is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Century, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
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