Baseball Recap: Grand Valley Cardinals vs. Rangely Panthers
Grand Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 18-5 defeat at the hands of the Rangely Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Grand Valley of the 17-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.
Sione Clegg made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Braden Allen, who went 2-for-4 with a triple.
On Rangely's side, Hunter Fouch and Landon Carlson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fouch tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Carlson struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). At bat, Fouch went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a double, while Carlson scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rangely got a massive performance out of Bradley Lambros, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Kobey Chism was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5.
Grand Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Rangely, they pushed their record up to 7-4-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Grand Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Meeker at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Rangely, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Nucla at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Rangely knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Nucla likes a good challenge.
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