Basalt fell victim to Rifle and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Rifle Bears. Basalt has struggled against Rifle recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
For Rifle's part, the team relied heavily on Josh Wright, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydon Duncan, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Basalt's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Rifle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Basalt will be playing in front of their home fans against Delta at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Rifle, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Battle Mountain at 11:00 a.m. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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