After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pueblo East, Rye was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Gunnison Cowboys 7-6. For the Thunderbolts, this counts as revenge for the 14-1 win the Cowboys walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2025.
The team relied heavily on Porter Nielson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
The victory got Rye back to even at 1-1.
Looking ahead, Rye will welcome La Veta at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Gunnison, they will take on Shadow Mountain in a tournament on Thursday.
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