Baseball Recap: Fruita Monument Wildcats vs. Palisade Bulldogs
Fruita Monument entered their tilt with Palisade with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Palisade Bulldogs by a score of 7-2 on Tuesday. For Fruita Monument, this counts as revenge for the 6-3 loss Palisade walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Kolton Hicks was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Hunter Smolinski was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Palisade's side, they got a good showing from Christian Herrera, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Palisade saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Howard, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Palisade, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4-1.
Fruita Monument will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lakewood at 4:00 p.m. As for Palisade, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eagle Valley at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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