The Rangely Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Dove Creek Bulldogs at 9:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Rangely is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Rangely came up short against North Fork and fell 12-8.
Landon Bollinger was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobey Chism, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dove Creek unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their rough 14-4 loss to Monticello might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Dove Creek has scored all season.
Rangely's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Dove Creek, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Rangely skirted past Dove Creek 7-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dove Creek's Cole Taber, who struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing in Saturday's first game, will it be that much easier for Rangely to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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