Baseball Game Preview: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Aspen Skiers

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 9:33am

Preview: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Aspen Skiers

Eagle Valley is 3-0 against Aspen since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Eagle Valley Devils will be playing at home against the Aspen Skiers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, Eagle Valley faced Grand Junction Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Eagle Valley wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-7 walloping at the hands of Grand Junction Central.

Jack Robinson and Anthony Ehlert did some serious damage despite the final result: Robinson went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Ehlert scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Ricardo Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Eagle Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Aspen came up short against Timnath on Friday and fell 12-7.

Eagle Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Aspen, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Eagle Valley took their victory against Aspen when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-2. Will Eagle Valley repeat their success, or does Aspen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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