If Montezuma-Cortez was riding high off their 10-2 takedown of Delta last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-1 walloping at the hands of the San Juan Broncos on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Montezuma-Cortez has scored all season.
Montezuma-Cortez saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Conrad, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On San Juan's side, they got a massive performance out of Branten Bethea, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Bethea is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Palmer, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Montezuma-Cortez's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-5. As for San Juan, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montezuma-Cortez will challenge Roaring Fork at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for San Juan, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Gunnison Valley at 2:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Gunnison Valley: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while San Juan has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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