The Durango Demons will venture away from home to take on the Battle Mountain Huskies at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Durango is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Durango gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Basalt 12-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Demons.
Avery Clair was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Casias, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Durango was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain lost 16-10 to Centaurus on Saturday. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win got Durango back to even at 6-6. As for Battle Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Durango took their victory against Battle Mountain in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 25-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durango since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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