Montrose entered their tilt with Climax Springs on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Climax Springs Cougars onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. Considering the Blue Jays have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zoie Wheeler made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wheeler was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Montrose got a massive performance out of Chelby Fischer, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Fischer is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Avery Wraight was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montrose was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Montrose has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Climax Springs, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Montrose will be playing in front of their home fans against Dadeville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Montrose is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Climax Springs, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Humansville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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