Eagle Valley is 2-8 against Rifle since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eagle Valley Devils will welcome the Rifle Bears at 6:00 p.m. Eagle Valley is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
On Saturday, Eagle Valley needed a bit of extra time to put away Montrose. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Red Hawks 6-5.
Meanwhile, Rifle didn't have quite enough to beat Rocky Mountain on Saturday and fell 16-14. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brynn Axelson and Aaliyah Mangnall stepped up to the plate in a big way. Axelson went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Mangnall went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Petree, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Rifle didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Eagle Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Rifle, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Eagle Valley suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Rifle in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Eagle Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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