Battle Mountain was the 16-6 winner over Aspen when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Battle Mountain Huskies fell just short of the Aspen Skiers by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Battle Mountain's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Battle Mountain saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grady Devins, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Aspen, they pushed their record up to 6-5-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Battle Mountain will take on Eagle Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Eagle Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.76 runs per game on average), something Battle Mountain will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Aspen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gunnison at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Aspen is facing Gunnison at the right time seeing as Gunnison is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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