Softball Recap: Rifle Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 8:14pm

Softball Recap: Rifle Bears vs. Palisade Bulldogs

Rifle lost against Palisade back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Rifle Bears fell 14-11 to the Palisade Bulldogs.

Katherine Santana and Ella Jackson did some serious damage despite the final result: Santana scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Jackson scored two runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, Santana also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Rylan Petree was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Rifle's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Palisade, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-8.

Rifle and Cedaredge will meet on Friday for a tough Bear Battle. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. Palisade does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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