Colfax, CA — Bear River Varsity Bruins fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 3-2 loss to Colfax on Wednesday. Colfax scored on a double by Gabe Garcia, an error, and an error in the first inning. The pitching was strong on both sides. Colfax pitchers struck out 11, while Bear River Varsity Bruins sat down five. Colfax got on the board in the first inning when Garcia doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run. Noah Souza took the win for Colfax. The fireballer lasted five innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out seven. Chase Pfeifer threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Kenny Baltz took the loss for Bear River Varsity Bruins. Baltz went four innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out five. Dylan Neuharth, Dakota Ayestaran, Anders Torgerson, and John Herrera each managed one hit to lead Bear River Varsity Bruins. Colfax tallied seven hits in the game. Marcus Maeder and Souza all had multiple hits for Colfax.