Moffat County is on a five-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Battle Mountain a 12-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Moffat County Bulldogs will take on the Battle Mountain Huskies at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Moffat County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
While Moffat County couldn't quite beat Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 17-point loss they were dealt on Wednesday. Moffat County fell just short of Steamboat Springs by a score of 11-9.
Zaylan Kirby and Caleb Squires did some serious damage despite the final result: Kirby went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI, while Squires scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain scored the most runs they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-5 walloping at the hands of Eagle Valley.
Battle Mountain saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Franco Moreno, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Moreno has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Moffat County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Battle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Moffat County suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Battle Mountain in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Moffat County, Cooper Irwin (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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