The Fruita Monument Wildcats will face off against the Heritage Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Heritage took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fruita Monument, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Fruita Monument turned things around against Montrose on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Hawks a 10-0 shutout.
Karson Reed
| 04/04/25 @ Montrose | 4 |
| 03/08/25 vs Prairie View | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Bishop Manogue | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Rampart | 1 |
| 05/11/24 @ Denver North | 1 |
Karson Reed was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Josh Weaver was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Cherokee Trail, falling 7-1.
Heritage also got a good showing from Camden Nichols, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the fewest hits Nichols has allowed since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, James Kellogg and Bode Shoen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kellogg went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Shoen got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple. That triple was Shoen's first of the season.
Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 5-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Fruita Monument suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Heritage when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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