The Bear River Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Syracuse Titans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Syracuse will be up against a hot Bear River team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went Bear River's way against Mountain Crest on Tuesday as Bear River made off with a 20-3 victory. The Bears' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aubree Fry
| 03/25/25 @ Mountain Crest | 5 |
| 04/26/24 vs Logan | 3 |
| 04/10/24 vs Olympus | 3 |
| 05/16/24 @ Desert Hills | 2 |
| 04/17/24 @ Box Elder | 2 |
Bella Dougals and Aubree Fry did most of the damage at the plate: Dougals fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3, while Fry went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave Fry a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bostyn Lish, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Bear River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Crest only posted an OBP of .467.
Meanwhile, Syracuse faced Logan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Syracuse's pitchers stepped up to hand Logan a 15-0 shutout. While the Titans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bear River pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Syracuse, their record now sits at 8-3.
Bear River took their win against Syracuse in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bear River since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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