After flying high against Basalt last Tuesday, Delta came back down to earth. The Delta Panthers fell just short of the Cedaredge Bruins by a score of 12-11 on Thursday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bruins apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on September 4th.
Jazlyn Naranjo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four runs. Velma Baily was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Delta kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 14.
Delta's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Cedaredge, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-6.
Delta will venture away from home to square off against Montezuma-Cortez at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montezuma-Cortez is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Delta will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Cedaredge, they will host Moffat County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Moffat County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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