Baseball Preview: Rangely Panthers vs. Dove Creek Bulldogs
The Rangely Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dove Creek Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Rangely was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 30-0 walloping at the hands of Steamboat Springs.
Rangely saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Scott, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Meanwhile, Dove Creek pushed their score all the way to 11 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Shiprock by a score of 12-11. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dove Creek in their matchups with Shiprock: they've now lost eight in a row.
Rangely's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dove Creek, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Rangely came out on top in a nail-biter against Dove Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dove Creek's Cole Taber, who struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Rangely to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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