Rifle has gone 8-2 against Eagle Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rifle Bears' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Eagle Valley Devils at 6:00 p.m. Rifle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Rifle will head into Saturday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Rocky Mountain on Saturday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-run defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Rifle fell just short of Rocky Mountain by a score of 16-14.
Brynn Axelson and Aaliyah Mangnall stepped up to the plate in a big way. Axelson went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Mangnall went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Petree, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Rifle didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Eagle Valley came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Red Hawks out 6-5.
Rifle has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Eagle Valley, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Rifle's way against Eagle Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Rifle made off with a 15-9 victory. Will Rifle repeat their success, or does Eagle Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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