Steamboat Springs blew Rifle out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Rifle got their revenge. The Sailors fell just short of the Bears by a score of 4-2. The Sailors were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior), but the Bears' pitcher proved too tough.
Drew Bustamante was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Steamboat Springs' loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Rifle, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Rifle beat Steamboat Springs by a score of 10-1 later that day.
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