Palisade gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 victory over the Fruita Monument Wildcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The team relied heavily on Anaiah Guajardo-Zarate, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Gray, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Palisade pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fruita Monument, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Palisade will host Grand Junction Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Palisade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for Fruita Monument, they are taking a road trip to square off against Grand Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fruita Monument will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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