Rifle is on a 12-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Basalt a 15-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The Rifle Bears will host the Basalt Longhorns at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Rifle was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 37-31 to Coal Ridge.
Meanwhile, Basalt lost to Coal Ridge at home by a 41-22 margin on Saturday.
Basalt's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Rifle, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Rifle didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Basalt when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 35-29 win. Does Rifle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Basalt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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