Softball Preview: Montrose Red Hawks vs. Basalt Longhorns
Montrose is on a four-game streak of home losses, Basalt a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Montrose Red Hawks will welcome the Basalt Longhorns 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'.
Montrose will head into Monday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Cedaredge on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 18-run loss they were dealt on Saturday. Montrose fell just short of Cedaredge by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Red Hawks have suffered since October 4, 2023.
Meanwhile, Basalt came up short against Montezuma-Cortez on Saturday, falling 18-3.
Montrose's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Basalt, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Montrose's way against Basalt when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Montrose made off with a 16-1 win. Does Montrose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Basalt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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