Green Canyon had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 4-18 to make it four. They came up short against the Bear River Bears, falling 8-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Wolves were not able to get on the board.
As for Bear River, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-7. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
For Bear River's part, not much got past Holden Potter, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Green Canyon off the board. Potter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bear River's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Barfuss, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those two hits gave Barfuss a new career-high. Another was Michael Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
While Green Canyon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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