Colorado High School Basketball - Battle Mountain nudges Rifle
January 26, 2019: Rifle, CO 81650 In Saturday's league outing, the Battle Mountain Huskies (Edwards, CO) basketball squad edged the host Rifle Bears (Rifle, CO), by a count of 51-50.
The Huskies (7-8) will now prepare for their outing against Eagle Valley (Gypsum, CO). The Devils go into the 4A Western Slope outing with a 6-8 record. In their last outing, Eagle Valley held off Grand Junction (Grand Junction, CO), 56-54, in a non-league outing.
The Bears now hold a 10-6 record. They play next when they host Basalt for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 29. Rifle will clash with a Longhorns squad coming off a 62-55 league loss to Moffat County (Craig, CO). The Longhorns record now stands at 3-11.