The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers will face off against the Bayfield Wolverines at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Montezuma-Cortez is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Montezuma-Cortez is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over Centauri on Thursday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bayfield lost 12-2 to Pagosa Springs on Saturday.
Bayfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Mayfield, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Montezuma-Cortez's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for Bayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Montezuma-Cortez was able to grind out a solid victory over Bayfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 9-6. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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