The Rifle Bears will venture away from home to take on the Aspen Skiers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rifle barely beat Steamboat Springs the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bears blew past the Sailors 10-1 on Saturday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 8, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Remington Decrow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Robbie Magnuson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Baden Phillips was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Aspen hadn't done well against Basalt recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Skiers never let the Longhorns get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Not much got past Mickey Marolt, who gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Basalt off the board.
Aspen's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Rifle, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
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