Baseball Recap: Monticello Gets the Win

Monticello was forced to take a big defeat against Gunnison Valley on Tuesday, they got the better of them on Friday. The Buckaroo sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Bulldogs. This was a revenge game for the Buckaroo: when they faced off against the Bulldogs on Tuesday, they had to take a 16-3 loss.

Triston Felix and Jackson Keyes made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Felix struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Keyes pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Monticello is 5-2 when Felix posts eight or more strikeouts, but 3-4 otherwise. At the plate, Felix got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Keyes went 3-for-5 with two runs and one double. That's the most hits Keyes has posted since back in March.

Arturo Guiterrez

Runs

03/27/26 vs Grand County	3
04/10/26 @ Gunnison Valley	2
04/03/26 @ Dove Creek	2
03/20/26 vs San Juan	2
03/19/26 vs Nucla	2
+ 7 more games

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Arturo Guiterrez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Monticello's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-2 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).

Monticello kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Monticello pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Gunnison Valley, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 13-4.

Monticello has already played their next matchup, a 5-3 loss against North Sevier on the 14th. As for Gunnison Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-3 win against San Juan on the 17th.