Softball Recap: Fruita Monument Wildcats vs. Montrose Red Hawks
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fruita Monument). They blew past the Montrose Red Hawks 19-1 on Saturday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Lacie Rodabaugh, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the fewest strikeouts she has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Addison Cutshall, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fruita Monument was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Montrose, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fruita Monument will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Grand Junction Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Montrose, they will welcome Basalt at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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