Baseball Preview: Fruita Monument Wildcats vs. Grand Junction Tigers
Fruita Monument is 8-2 against Grand Junction since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Fruita Monument Wildcats are on the road again to play the Grand Junction Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Fruita Monument is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Fruita Monument was able to grind out a solid win over Durango, taking the game 7-4.
Kolton Hicks was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carter Hines, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Centaurus as Grand Junction made off with a 15-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grand Junction.
Grand Junction got a big performance out of Titus Forsyth, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyler Fazzi, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Grand Junction, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Fruita Monument hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Grand Junction struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Fruita Monument was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Junction in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fruita Monument since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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