Rifle is 8-2 against Battle Mountain since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Rifle Bears are on the road again to play the Battle Mountain Huskies at 11:00 a.m. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Rifle can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Basalt as Rifle made off with an 8-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Josh Wright, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydon Duncan, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain came up short against Summit on Wednesday and fell 5-2. Battle Mountain has struggled against Summit recently, as their match on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Battle Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Franco Moreno, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Rifle's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Battle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Rifle took their victory against Battle Mountain in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rifle since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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