Cedaredge and Rifle faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Friday. The Cedaredge Bruins fell just short of the Rifle Bears by a score of 8-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bruins of the 10-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Meri Hollembeak made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jewel Laliberte, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Cedaredge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in five consecutive matchups.
Cedaredge's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Rifle, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.
Cedaredge will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Alamosa at 10:00 a.m. Alamosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. Rifle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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