Baseball Game Preview: Roaring Fork Rams vs. Aspen Skiers

For the second straight game, Roaring Fork will face off against Aspen. The Rams will head out to challenge the Skiers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Roaring Fork has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Things were looking good for Roaring Fork after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 16-7 to Aspen. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rams have suffered against the Skiers since March 22, 2018.

For Aspen's part, William Marolt and Tharyn Mulberry made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Marolt pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Mulberry tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Marolt went 1-for-5 with one home run and four RBI, while Mulberry went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Aspen is 2-1 when Marolt posts one or more home runs, but 6-11 otherwise.

In other batting news, Lucas Williams and Mickey Marolt did most of the damage at the plate: Williams went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs, while Mickey went 3-for-4 with three runs and two doubles. That's the most runs Williams has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden LaPointe, who went 2-for-3 with three runs.

Aspen kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Aspen and bumps their season record up to 8-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Roaring Fork, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-16.