Softball Recap: Rifle's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 12

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2025, 10:27pm

Softball Recap: Rifle Bears vs. Basalt Longhorns

Bears

Previous Games

10/07/25 @ Basalt7-2
10/02/25 vs Delta16-15
09/27/25 vs Montezuma-Cortez13-4
09/27/25 vs Montezuma-Cortez12-0
09/26/25 vs Durango15-3
+ 7 more games

Rifle extended their winning streak to 12 on Tuesday, bumping them up to 17-4. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Basalt Longhorns. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Longhorns, too.

Rylan Petree was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in September. Brynn Axelson was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Rifle hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Basalt struck out nine times.

As for Basalt, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Basalt's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liliana Santini, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.

Coming up, Rifle will face off against Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bears' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Basalt, they will square off against Gunnison at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cowboys will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

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