Softball Recap: Cedaredge Bruins vs. Rifle Bears        
        
		
             Cedaredge and Rifle faced off in a Battle of the Bears  on Friday. The Cedaredge Bruins fell just short of the Rifle Bears by a score of  8-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bruins of the  10-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture  back in September of 2023.
  Meri Hollembeak made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and  scored a  run and  stole a base while  getting on base  in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of  Jewel Laliberte, who  scored a  run while going 1-for-4.
 Even though they lost, Cedaredge  kept the outfield on their toes and  finished the game with 11  hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  hit at least ten  hits in five consecutive  matchups.
 Cedaredge's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Rifle, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.
 Cedaredge will be staying on the road  on Saturday to face off against Alamosa at 10:00  a.m. Alamosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2  runs per game  this season. Rifle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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