Baseball Preview: Monticello Buckaroo vs. San Juan Broncos
Monticello is 0-10 against San Juan since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Monticello Buckaroo will head out on the road to square off against the San Juan Broncos at 3:00 p.m. Monticello is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Monticello fell victim to a rough 19-6 loss at the hands of Grand County. Monticello has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Arturo Guitierrez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cache Young, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, San Juan gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Monticello 15-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for San Juan.
Jake Ivins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ivins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ivins was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Derrick White was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Parker Snyder was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Monticello's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for San Juan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Monticello suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to San Juan in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Juan's Talon Mendoza, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that Monticello knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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