Baseball Recap: Fruita Monument Wildcats vs. Durango Demons
Fruita Monument entered their tilt with Durango with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Durango Demons on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fruita Monument also won the last time the pair played on Friday.
Kolton Hicks was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Carter Hines was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Durango's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Szura, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Szura has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Durango, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fruita Monument will challenge Grand Junction at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fruita Monument is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for Durango, they will face off against Pueblo Central at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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