Fruita Monument came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Montrose Red Hawks onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Teagan Clements made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in home runs. She was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Lacie Rodabaugh was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Angelina Fortunato, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fruita Monument was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 35.7%.
Fruita Monument's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Montrose, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Fruita Monument will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Palisade, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Fruita Monument will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Montrose, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Gunnison at 3:00 p.m. Gunnison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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