The Eagle Valley Devils will square off against the Meeker Cowboys at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eagle Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Battle Mountain a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Devils considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Meeker made easy work of Aspen on Saturday and carried off a 14-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cowboys.
Meeker got a massive performance out of Miah Wren, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Ashlynn Ducey was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Meeker always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aspen only posted an OBP of .278.
Eagle Valley's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Meeker, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Eagle Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Meeker in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 13-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagle Valley 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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