Fruita Monument was the 12-5 winner over Palisade when they last played one another back in August of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Fruita Monument Wildcats fell just short of the Palisade Bulldogs by a score of 13-12 on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (11), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Addison Cutshall and Angelina Fortunato did some serious damage despite the final result: Cutshall scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Fortunato scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Lauren Englehart was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Fruita Monument always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive games.
Fruita Monument dropped their record down to 5-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Palisade, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Fruita Monument will face off against Grand Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Junction knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Fruita Monument likes a good challenge. As for Palisade, they will challenge 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.
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