After flying high against Cedaredge last Tuesday, Basalt came back down to earth. The Basalt Longhorns wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-3 walloping at the hands of the Coal Ridge Titans in Saturday's first game. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Basalt in their matchups with Coal Ridge: they've now lost three in a row.
Basalt saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Oliver, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Coal Ridge's side, Ben Simons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 15 Ks. Simons has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on George Roberts, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Olivas, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Basalt's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Coal Ridge, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Basalt by a score of 11-2 later that day.
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