Baseball Recap: Monte Vista Pirates vs. Rangely Panthers
Monte Vista had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 17-12 victory over the Rangely Panthers. 17 seems to be a good number for Monte Vista as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Monte Vista let Domyon Naranjo and Jakoby Ross loose on the outfield. Naranjo scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Ross scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Azariah Hurtado was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
On Rangely's side, Kobey Chism and Bradley Lambros stepped up to the plate in a big way. Chism scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Lambros scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Bollinger, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Monte Vista pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs per game. As for Rangely, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Monte Vista will head out on the road to square off against Meeker at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meeker has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.38 runs per game on average), something Monte Vista will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Rangely, they will head out on the road to challenge Calhan at 3:00 p.m. in their second game on Friday. Rangely has given up an average of 16 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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