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| 04/29/25 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/19/24 - Home | 9-2 W |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 18-1 W |
| 04/28/23 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 16-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fruita Monument is a perfect 10-0 against Grand Junction Central since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fruita Monument has four straight wins, Grand Junction Central has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fruita Monument is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Montrose on Wednesday.
Jhett Wells looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Elsberry, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Noah Brackett was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Fruita Monument always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Grand Junction Central's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fruita Monument on Tuesday. The match marked the first time this season in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
Fruita Monument's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Grand Junction Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Fruita Monument was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Junction Central in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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