Montrose is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Palisade is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Montrose Red Hawks will take on the Palisade Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Montrose narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Grand Junction Central 3-2.
Meanwhile, Palisade put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Glenwood Springs 8-1. Eight seems to be a good number for Palisade as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Palisade got a great performance from Ascher Morby as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Morby has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Fleming, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Montrose is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Palisade, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4-1.
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