Baseball Recap: Rangely Panthers vs. Monte Vista Pirates
Rangely pushed their score all the way to 12 in their first game on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 17-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monte Vista Pirates. One positive for Rangely, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Kobey Chism and Bradley Lambros stepped up to the plate in a big way. Chism scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Lambros scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Landon Bollinger was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
On Monte Vista's side, Domyon Naranjo and Jakoby Ross did most of the damage at the plate: Naranjo scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Ross scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Azariah Hurtado, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Rangely's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Monte Vista, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Rangely will be staying on the road in their second game on Friday to face off against Calhan at 3:00 p.m. Calhan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Monte Vista, they will head out on the road to challenge Meeker at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Monte Vista knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Meeker likes a good challenge.
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