Stansbury had lost seven straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 8-15 to make it eight. They lost 12-2 to the Bear River Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on April 8th.
Stansbury saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Merritt, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
As for Bear River, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
On Bear River's side, Brielle Gardiner made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Gardiner a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Alice Roche was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Molly Canfield was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Stansbury will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Green Canyon at 12:00 p.m. The Wolves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.64 runs per game on average), something the Stallions will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bear River, they will challenge Box Elder at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bears 3.6, the Bees 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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