Battle Mountain has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Longmont Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Battle Mountain lost 16-5 to Rifle on Saturday. Battle Mountain has not had much luck with Rifle recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Battle Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Franco Moreno, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Longmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Summit by a score of 5-3.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Longmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Battle Mountain suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Longmont when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Battle Mountain, Jacob Moats (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched) 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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