Rifle lost against Coal Ridge back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rifle Bears took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coal Ridge Titans.
Rifle saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Spritzer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Coal Ridge's side, the team relied heavily on Jakson Slade, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Serna, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
Rifle's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Coal Ridge, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Rifle will stay at home for another game and welcome Eagle Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rifle is facing Eagle Valley at the right time seeing as Eagle Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Coal Ridge, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against North Fork at 11:00 a.m. North Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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