Baseball Recap: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Palisade Bulldogs
Eagle Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch in Saturday's second game as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 15-4 loss at the hands of the Palisade Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Eagle Valley of the 8-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture in Saturday's first game.
Jacob Loupe was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2.
On Palisade's side, the team relied heavily on Kian Kinslow, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Seriani, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Eagle Valley now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Palisade, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eagle Valley will be staying on the road in Saturday's first game to face off against Rifle at 11:00 a.m. As for Palisade, they will square off against Battle Mountain at 3:00 p.m. in Thursday's first game. Palisade's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Battle Mountain's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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