The Basalt Longhorns are taking a road trip to square off against the Rifle Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Basalt will be strutting in after a victory while Rifle will be coming in after a loss.
Basalt took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They never let Moffat County get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Basalt's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to Delta.
Rifle's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Basalt, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3-1 and their overall record up to 4-6-1.
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