Battle Mountain couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Rifle Bears on Thursday, falling 21-3. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Battle Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Renata Alba, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
The win (which was Rifle's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Battle Mountain will face off against Conifer at 12:01 p.m. on Saturday. As for Rifle, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Grand Junction at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Rifle's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
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