
Wildcats
04/29/25 vs Grand Junction Central | 4-0 |
04/26/25 vs Durango | 11-1 |
04/25/25 vs Durango | 7-4 |
Fruita Monument waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Grand Junction Central Warriors get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Grand Junction Central's batters probably weren't too happy with Josh Weaver, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (he gave up zero walks). Weaver has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Noah Brackett was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Gavin Cardoza was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Fruita Monument hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Grand Junction Central, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Coming up, Fruita Monument will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Montrose at 4:00 p.m. The Red Hawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.44 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. Grand Junction Central will be paying especially close attention to Fruita Monument's game: after Fruita Monument faces off against Montrose, they'll take on Grand Junction Central again at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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