Colorado High School Baseball - Basalt loses to Rifle
April 21, 2026: Basalt, CO 81621 In Tuesday's non-league bout, the Rifle Bears (Rifle, CO) baseball team routed the host Basalt Longhorns (Basalt, CO), by a count of 17-4.
The Bears now own a 3-11 record. They take the field next when they host Delta for a non-league test on Thursday, April 23. Rifle will play a Panthers team coming off a 10-0 league win over Gunnison (Gunnison, CO). The Panthers record now stands at 11-7.
With the defeat, Basalt drops to 7-7 on the year. The Longhorns travel to Coal Ridge (New Castle, CO) to play the Titans in a 3A Western Slope test on Friday, April 24. The Titans go into the test with a record of 8-6. Coal Ridge lost 4-3 in their recent league test against Moffat County (Craig, CO)