On Friday, Syracuse faced Bear River in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Syracuse Titans fell victim to a tough 13-7 defeat at the hands of the Bear River Bears. Syracuse was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Bear River apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2021.
Jazmine Prathan led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in three of her six plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
On Bear River's side, Emma Harrow looked comfortable as she pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Katelyn Wilson relieved her and did a solid job, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Bear River got a massive performance out of Bella Douglas, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Kaya Towne, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
This is the second loss in a row for Syracuse and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Bear River, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Syracuse will head out on the road to challenge Payson at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Syracuse is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Bear River, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sky View at 3:30 p.m. Sky View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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