The Montrose Red Hawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Alamosa Mean Moose at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alamosa took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Montrose, who comes in off a win.
Montrose will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Roaring Fork on Saturday. Montrose was the clear victors by a 16-9 margin over Roaring Fork. The win continues a trend for the Red Hawks in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won four in a row.
Ryan Pankey made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pankey was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
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In other batting news, Montrose let Jayce England and Joey Benitez run wild. England scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Benitez scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave England a new career-high in RBI (three). Chase Gleason was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Alamosa unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Salida by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday.
AJ Baker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Montrose took their victory against Alamosa in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-3. Will Montrose repeat their success, or does Alamosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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