
Panthers
05/03/25 vs North Fork | 9-4 |
04/29/25 @ Monte Vista | 8-6 |
04/26/25 @ Alamosa | 14-2 |
04/26/25 @ Alamosa | 14-7 |
04/21/25 vs Pagosa Springs | 15-5 |
04/21/25 vs Pagosa Springs | 7-6 |
Montezuma-Cortez waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the North Fork Miners. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 10-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Montezuma-Cortez got a big performance out of Darren Daves, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Daves has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Cory Carver was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Montezuma-Cortez kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in five consecutive games.
Montezuma-Cortez pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for North Fork, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Montezuma-Cortez beat the Miners by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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