Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bear Lake). They walked away with a 12-8 win over the Marsh Valley Eagles on Friday. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 15-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Brooklynn Crockett was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Kambria Romrell
| 03/28/25 @ Marsh Valley | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ Shelley | 1 |
| 04/26/24 @ Soda Springs | 1 |
| 03/27/24 @ Marsh Valley | 1 |
| 03/15/24 vs Fredonia | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kambria Romrell, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Pope, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Bear Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Bear Lake and bumps their season record up to 3-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 9.5 strikeouts in those games compared to only 2.86 in the others. As for Marsh Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, Bear Lake will square off against North Fremont at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Marsh Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Preston at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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