Bear River extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 10-4. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lincoln Zebras. If the Bruins were looking for revenge after losing 11-0 to the Zebras when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Charlie Smith made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Estrada, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
As for Lincoln, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On Lincoln's side, Jaxon Storm looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Storm has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Diego Cuevas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Ernst, who earned two RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lincoln beat Bear River by a score of 6-0 on Friday.
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