Eagle Valley is 8-2 against Battle Mountain since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eagle Valley Devils will head out on the road to take on the Battle Mountain Huskies at 3:00 p.m. Eagle Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Eagle Valley fell victim to a rough 14-7 loss at the hands of Grand Junction.
Xander DeHerrera was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Jacob Loupe was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-2 walloping at the hands of Grand Junction.
Battle Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harding Matthews, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Eagle Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Battle Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Eagle Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Battle Mountain in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Battle Mountain's Cooper Irwin, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Eagle Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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