After losing to Palisade the last time they met, Montrose decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Montrose Red Hawks won by a run and slipped past the Palisade Bulldogs 7-6. That's two games straight that Montrose has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Cooper Ross, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Kattner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Palisade's side, Christian Herrera was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Herrera has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dylon Larson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Howard, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Montrose pushed their record up to 12-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Palisade, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5-1.
Montrose will stay at home for another game and welcome Delta at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Delta will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Montrose surely won't give up without a fight. Palisade does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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