The Rifle Bears will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Eagle Valley Devils, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rifle will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 12) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Meeker 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bears have posted since October 6, 2023.
Brynn Axelson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. What's more, she also racked up three strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Aaliyah Mangnall was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eagle Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They skirted past the Panthers 13-12.
The victory got Rifle back to even at 7-7. As for Eagle Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
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