Twelve Bridges came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bear River Bruins an 8-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Twelve Bridges, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Twelve Bridges got a great performance from Matt Henry as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Henry has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jameson Barnes, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Whitesides, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Twelve Bridges pushed their record up to 7-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bear River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-3.
Twelve Bridges will head out on the road to challenge Antelope at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Antelope has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Bear River, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wheatland at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bear River's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Wheatland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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