Bear Lake is on a three-game streak of home losses, West Side a six-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Bear Lake Bears will take on the West Side Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bear Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Bear Lake will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Soda Springs on Friday. Bear Lake put the hurt on Soda Springs with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Brooklynn Crockett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Hallie Bruce and Kambria Romrell did most of the damage at the plate: Bruce scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Romrell scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Morgan Armstrong was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
West Side lost 18-1 to Malad on Monday. That's two games in a row now that West Side has lost by exactly 17 runs.
Bear Lake's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for West Side, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Bear Lake took their victory against West Side in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 18-2. Will Bear Lake repeat their success, or does West Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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