The Moffat County Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Basalt Longhorns at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Moffat County is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Moffat County and Aspen had met, but sadly for the Bulldogs fans who attended their most recent clash, that wasn't the case. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Skiers by a score of 35-34 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (17), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Maria Nunez stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she got on base in five of her seven plate appearances while logging 5 RBIs, 5 runs, and 2 stolen bases. The five runs tied her high from August 22nd vs. Gunnison. Aida Harrell was another key player, getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances while posting 4 runs, 3 RBIs, and 1 stolen base.
Meanwhile, Basalt waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins...and they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Skiers an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Longhorns have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, another big win was nothing new.
Moffat County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Basalt, the win improved their record to 12-6.
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