Baseball Game Preview: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Summit Tigers

Devils

Runs

04/28/26 @ Aspen	6
04/28/26 @ Aspen	10
04/15/26 vs Steamboat Springs	13
04/15/26 vs Steamboat Springs	13
04/11/26 @ Rifle	20
+ 9 more games

Eagle Valley is 0-10 against Summit since May of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 9:00 a.m. Eagle Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.

Aspen hit Eagle Valley with a six-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Devils fell just short of the Skiers by a score of 7-6.

Landon Metz made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Glenwood Springs hit Summit with a ten-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers fell 18-13 to the Demons.

Sam Eldredge and Hogan Tobias stepped up to the plate in a big way. Eldredge went 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Tobias went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Tobias is becoming a predictor of Summit's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Roberts, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Eagle Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Eagle Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Summit struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Eagle Valley suffered a grim 16-3 defeat to Summit in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Will the Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.