Eagle Valley has been on the road for eight straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Battle Mountain Huskies at 5:00 p.m.
Eagle Valley lost 14-1 to Cedaredge on Tuesday. The match marked the Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Battle Mountain). They blew past Aspen 27-12 on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Huskies as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Celia Nowakowski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, she also posted a .600 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Battle Mountain got a massive performance out of Ellie Rella, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Rella a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Lola Behlendorf, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battle Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .685. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Eagle Valley's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Battle Mountain, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-9.
Everything went Eagle Valley's way against Battle Mountain in their previous matchup on Thursday, as Eagle Valley made off with a 20-0 win. Will Eagle Valley repeat their success, or does Battle Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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