The Bear River Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain Crest Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bear River sitting on six straight victories and Mountain Crest on four.
Bear River took a ten-point defeat the last time they faced off against Green Canyon, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Bear River came out on top in a nail-biter against Green Canyon and snuck past 4-2.
Holden Potter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Degan Rigby, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run. Thomas Summers was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain Crest scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They never let Logan onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Bear River pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mountain Crest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Bear River suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Mountain Crest in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Bear River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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