Fruita Monument won the last time they faced Horizon, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Fruita Monument Wildcats walked away with a 7-3 win over the Horizon Hawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fruita Monument.
Parker Noah and Masen Lopez did most of the damage at the plate: Noah scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Lopez scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kolton Hicks, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On Horizon's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Whitaker, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Whitaker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Fruita Monument will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Montrose, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fruita Monument: 3.4, Montrose: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Horizon, they will head out on the road to take on Monarch at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon is facing Monarch at the right time seeing as Monarch is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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