Battle Mountain lost against Durango back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Battle Mountain Huskies fell 6-2 to the Durango Demons. Battle Mountain has struggled against Durango recently, as their contest on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Battle Mountain saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Townsend, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Durango's side, Landin Padilla and Dylan Burns did most of the damage at the plate: Padilla scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Burns scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Burns is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Durango, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Battle Mountain is on the road again on Friday to play Grand Junction at 4:00 p.m. Grand Junction is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Durango, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 12-11 defeat vs. Liberty on the 16th.
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