Fruita Monument waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They had just enough and edged the Grand Junction Tigers out 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fruita Monument also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Hunter Smolinski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Smolinski was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Smolinski wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Weaver, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lucas Weaver, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Grand Junction, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Fruita Monument will take on Far Northeast W at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Grand Junction, they will head out on the road to challenge Adams City at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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