Baseball Recap: Montbello Comes Up Short

Northfield hit Montbello with a six-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Warriors took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nighthawks.

Santiago Nava

Runs

04/24/25 @ Manual	5
04/25/25 vs Northfield	2
03/31/25 vs Skyview	2
03/18/25 vs Adams City	2
04/22/25 vs Glenwood Springs	1
+ 3 more games

Santiago Nava was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Montbello: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-11 otherwise.

Montbello dropped their record down to 5-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Northfield, their record now sits at 14-2.

Coming up, Montbello will venture away from home to take on Rangeview at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Raiders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.69 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Northfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Denver North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.