Grass Valley, CA — Bear River Varsity Bruins defeated Lindhurst 12-0 on Friday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Dakota Ayestaran struck out #9 to finish off the game. Bear River Varsity Bruins opened up scoring in the first inning, when Ryder Holcomb doubled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. One bright spot for Lindhurst was a single by #5 in the third inning. Ben Christmon was the winning pitcher for Bear River Varsity Bruins. The lefty went three innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out four and walking one. Ayestaran threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. #2 took the loss for Lindhurst. The bulldog surrendered 12 runs on nine hits over four innings, striking out three. Bear River Varsity Bruins had nine hits in the game. Jackson Smith, Daniel Bamburg, and Holcomb all managed multiple hits for Bear River Varsity Bruins. Holcomb, Bamburg, and Smith each collected two hits to lead Bear River Varsity Bruins. #5 led Lindhurst with one hit in two at bats.