Palisade has been away from home for six games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Palisade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Palisade will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 12-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Air Academy on Saturday. Palisade sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Air Academy.
Chloe Cummings looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anaiah Guajardo-Zarate, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument earned an 11-7 win over Bear Creek on Saturday.
Palisade has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Fruita Monument, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Palisade suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Fruita Monument in their previous matchup back in August of 2020. Can Palisade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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