Center had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 4-6 to make it five. They fell 7-3 to the Bear River Bruins. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 2-1 to the Bruins when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Center saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaidon Howerton-Abernathy, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
As for Bear River, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Bear River's side, Kaden Nicholls made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Nicholls has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Estrada, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
While Center 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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