The Basalt Longhorns are taking a road trip to take on the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Basalt is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Durango on Friday. They came up short against the Demons, falling 12-2. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Demons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Montezuma-Cortez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Durango by a score of 5-4.
Devyn Cornett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Emily Carver made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Basalt's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Montezuma-Cortez, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Basalt suffered a grim 21-2 defeat to Montezuma-Cortez when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Basalt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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