For the second straight game, Bear River will face off against Provo. The Bears will square off against the Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Bear River is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Bear River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Provo a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Holden Potter
| 05/08/25 vs Provo | 8 |
| 04/23/25 vs Green Canyon | 8 |
| 04/16/25 vs Sky View | 10 |
| 04/09/25 @ West Field | 7 |
| 04/02/25 @ Grantsville | 12 |
| + 4 more games |
Holden Potter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Bear River got a big performance out of Dallin Rice, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Rice has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Broxton Gardner, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Bear River hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in seven consecutive contests.
Provo moved to 18-9 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. As for Bear River, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
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