Boulder is 1-6 against Mountain Range since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Boulder Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain Range Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. Mountain Range took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Boulder, who comes in off a win.
Boulder took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northglenn with a sharp 12-2 win.
Sam Skubic was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Skubic has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Skubic was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Boulder got a big performance out of Charles Margulis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Quinn Fraser, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain Range was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell 10-7 to Horizon.
Geno Wilcox made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Carter Rohrig was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Boulder's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11. As for Mountain Range, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Boulder couldn't quite finish off Mountain Range in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Boulder, Jace Valdez (who tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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