Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palisade). Everything went their way against the Montrose Red Hawks on Tuesday as the Palisade Bulldogs made off with a 21-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
MacKenzie Gray made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Gray was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Palisade got a massive performance out of Anaiah Guajardo-Zarate, who went 3-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and three runs. Kaci Hoskin was another key player, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palisade kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Palisade pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Montrose, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Palisade will welcome Rampart at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Montrose, they will head out to challenge Bennett at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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