Steamboat Springs is 1-9 against Rifle since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Steamboat Springs Sailors are on the road again to play the Rifle Bears at 11:00 a.m. Steamboat Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
While Steamboat Springs' win against Moffat County wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Steamboat Springs narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Moffat County 11-9.
Rickey Hernandez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jesse Hamric, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rifle fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Palisade on Tuesday. Rifle has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rifle saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Gross, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win got Steamboat Springs back to even at 4-4. As for Rifle, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Steamboat Springs suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Rifle in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Steamboat Springs, Kade Street (who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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