West Side is 2-8 against Bear Lake since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Side Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Bear Lake Bears at 4:00 p.m.
West Side is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They lost 18-1 to Malad. That's two games in a row now that West Side has lost by exactly 17 runs.
Bear Lake never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Soda Springs last Friday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Brooklynn Crockett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Hallie Bruce and Kambria Romrell did most of the damage at the plate: Bruce scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Romrell scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Natalie Parslow was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
West Side's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Bear Lake, they pushed their record up to 9-11 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
West Side suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Bear Lake in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crockett, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that West Side knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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