On Wednesday, Bear River faced Box Elder in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bear River Bears narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Box Elder Bees 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Bear River, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Emma Harrow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Aubree Fry was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bella Douglas, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Box Elder's side, Izibel Mason made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailee Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Box Elder didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bear River only tossed two.
Bear River has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Box Elder, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Bear River will head out on the road to square off against Green Canyon at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Green Canyon is coming into the game with five straight defeats at home, meaning Bear River will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. Box Elder will take on Clearfield at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Box Elder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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