Grand Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-5 walloping at the hands of the Rangely Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Grand Valley of the 17-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.
Sione Clegg was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Braden Allen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple.
On Rangely's side, Hunter Fouch and Landon Carlson made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Fouch tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Carlson struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). At bat, Fouch went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a double, while Carlson scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rangely got a massive performance out of Bradley Lambros, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kobey Chism, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5.
Grand Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Rangely, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4-1.
Grand Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Meeker at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Rangely, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Nucla at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Rangely knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Nucla likes a good challenge.
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