The Rifle Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Palisade Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rifle is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Rifle finally turned things around against Basalt on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Longhorns by a score of 9-4.
Olivia Gordon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Rifle got a big performance out of Rylan Petree, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Petree is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Axelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Palisade made sure to put some runs up on the board against Montrose on Monday. Palisade walked away with an 11-6 win over Montrose. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bulldogs' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Rifle's record is now 9-12. As for Palisade, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-8.
Rifle couldn't quite finish off Palisade in their previous meeting back in September and fell 6-4. Can Rifle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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