The Bear River Bruins will take on the East Nicolaus Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Bear River is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Union Mine a 7-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Diamondbacks: they've now won four in a row.
Cooper Berry
| 02/21/25 vs Union Mine | 3 |
| 03/27/24 vs Pacific Ridge | 1 |
| 03/21/24 @ Marysville | 1 |
| 03/07/24 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 1 |
Cooper Berry and Kaden Nicholls made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Berry pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Nicholls didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Berry a new career-low in walks (zero). At the plate, Berry went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and two runs, while Nicholls scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Berry a new career-high in doubles.
In other batting news, Ben Barley was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Lunsford, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bear River hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union Mine struck out 13 times.
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over River Valley.
The team relied heavily on Jaydan Marshall, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Logan Cleary was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
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