Montrose was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Cedaredge Bruins by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that the Red Hawks have lost by just one run.
Zuri Balleck made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddison Coca, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Montrose didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedaredge only tossed two.
Montrose's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Cedaredge, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Montrose has already played their next match, an 11-6 defeat against Palisade on the 7th. As for Cedaredge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 19-14 loss against Gunnison on the 7th.
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