Baseball Recap: Brighton Bulldogs vs. Monarch Coyotes
There's no place like home for Brighton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Monarch Coyotes on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Brighton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Brandon Waltemath, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Monarch's side, they got a good showing from Brody Montemayor, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Montemayor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Monarch saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Mittleman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Brighton now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Monarch, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Brighton will be playing in front of their home fans against Loveland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Loveland has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.57 runs per game on average), something Brighton will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Monarch, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fossil Ridge at 4:00 p.m. Fossil Ridge will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Monarch surely won't give up without a fight.
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