Baseball Recap: Monte Vista Beats Buena Vista for Their Sixth Straight Win

Pirates

Previous 6 Games

04/26/25 @ Buena Vista	17-1
04/25/25 vs Rye	14-3
04/22/25 vs Trinidad	15-0
04/22/25 vs Trinidad	12-0
04/12/25 vs Center	17-0
04/12/25 vs Center	15-0

Monte Vista entered their tilt with Buena Vista on Saturday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Demons with a sharp 17-1 victory. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Demons, too.

Kaden Mellott made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.

In other batting news, Judah Howe was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Azariah Hurtado was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Monte Vista always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buena Vista only posted an OBP of .111.

Monte Vista's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Buena Vista, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-8.

Monte Vista has already played their next contest, a 17-1 win against Rangely on the 26th. As for Buena Vista, they will challenge La Junta at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.71 runs per game on average), something the Demons will no doubt try to take advantage of.