The Montrose Red Hawks will take on the Palisade Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Montrose finally turned things around against Basalt on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Longhorns with a sharp 15-5 win. That ten run margin sets a new team best for the Red Hawks this season.
Isabelle Mott spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Abby Siegel was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Blacker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montrose was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Basalt only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Palisade had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Demons as they made off with a 9-2 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bulldogs have posted since August 22nd.
Palisade also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: MacKenzie Gray gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Madi Gray was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Anaiah Guajardo-Zarate, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Montrose's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Palisade, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Palisade's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Montrose has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Palisade, though, as they've been averaging 10.1. Given Montrose's sizable advantage in that area, Palisade will need to find a way to close that gap.
Montrose came up short against Palisade in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 9-5. Can Montrose avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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