Montezuma-Cortez gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against the Meeker Cowboys as the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers made off with a 15-5 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Aubrey Rutherford, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Jayden White also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montezuma-Cortez didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Meeker only tossed three.
The victory made it two in a row for Montezuma-Cortez and bumps their season record up to 4-3. As for Meeker, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Montezuma-Cortez beat Meeker by a score of 19-6 later that day.
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