Canon City fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mesa Ridge on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 16-14. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Grizzlies recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Taylor Hand made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all six of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. That home run was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Cammi Leis, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Canon City's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Mesa Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season.
While Canon City had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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