Fruita Monument is 10-0 against Durango since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fruita Monument Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Durango Demons at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fruita Monument has eight straight victories, Durango has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fruita Monument is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Grand Junction Central (and have done all season long). Fruita Monument put the hurt on Grand Junction Central with a sharp 9-2 win last Friday.
Parker Noah was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs. Keenan Oxford was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Durango lost 16-3 to Montrose on Saturday.
Durango saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dawson Mclnnes, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Fruita Monument's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Durango, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Fruita Monument hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Durango struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Fruita Monument's way against Durango in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Fruita Monument made off with an 11-1 win. Does Fruita Monument have another victory up their sleeve, or will Durango turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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