Basalt hasn't had much luck against Delta recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Basalt Longhorns' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Delta Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Basalt came up short against Montrose on Thursday, falling 15-5.
Mia Sandoval made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Basalt didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Delta's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Eagle Valley by a score of 13-12.
Olivia Hines put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Hines was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jazlyn Naranjo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Harrison, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Basalt's record is now 4-11. As for Delta, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7.
Basalt suffered a grim 19-9 defeat to Delta in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Basalt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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