The Gunnison Cowboys are on the road again on Saturday to play the Basalt Longhorns at 12:00 p.m. One thing working in Gunnison's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six contests.
On Tuesday, everything went Gunnison's way against Aspen as Gunnison made off with an 18-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Cowboys have won by exactly 17 runs.
Isabella Crown made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Maddie Vollendorf was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maddy Bacalis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gunnison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Basalt came up short against Rifle on Tuesday and fell 9-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Gunnison is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Basalt, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Everything went Gunnison's way against Basalt in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Gunnison made off with a 19-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gunnison since the squad 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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