It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bear River had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mountain Crest Mustangs a 3-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Bear River as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Bear River saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micheal Sanchez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Mountain Crest's side, Kayden Cullimore was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Cullimore has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Bear River's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. As for Mountain Crest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-12.
Bear River will square off against Desert Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Desert Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. Mountain Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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