Battle Mountain is 0-3 against Eagle Valley since September of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Battle Mountain Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Eagle Valley Devils at 5:00 p.m. Battle Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Battle Mountain finally turned things around against Aspen on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Skiers with a sharp 27-12 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Huskies needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Celia Nowakowski was a major factor no matter where she played. 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 even better at the plate, 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 batting average. 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.
Meanwhile, Eagle Valley came up short against Cedaredge on Tuesday, falling 14-1. The game marked the Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Battle Mountain's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-9. As for Eagle Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-5.
Battle Mountain suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Eagle Valley in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can Battle Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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