Fruita Monument won the last time they faced Lakewood and things went their way on Saturday too. The Wildcats came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Blake Elsberry
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Blake Elsberry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Fruita Monument is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-9 otherwise. Elsberry was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Josh Weaver was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Fruita Monument is undefeated when Weaver posts two or more runs, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gavin Cardoza, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Fruita Monument was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakewood only posted a batting average of .192.
Fruita Monument's record is now 14-9. As for Lakewood, they dropped their record down to 6-16 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Fruita Monument does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakewood, they will venture away from home to square off against Horizon at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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