The Bear Lake Bears will venture away from home to take on the Buhl Indians at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Bear Lake fell victim to South Fremont and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Cougars. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Bears were not able to get on the board.
Bear Lake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peter Newton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Buhl entered their tilt with Teton on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Timberwolves get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. While the Indians didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-12-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The result came thanks to Chase Craner's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Porter Higley was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Miguel Flores was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Buhl was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Buhl's record is now 7-2. As for Bear Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Bear Lake might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Buhl in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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