Delta and Montrose are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long. The Delta Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Montrose Red Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Delta sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-15 win over Gunnison.
Delta got a massive performance out of Olivia Hines, who scored four runs while going 5-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Abeyta, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Montrose didn't have done well against Rifle recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Montrose skirted past Rifle 11-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Hawks considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Cheyenne Whitcomb, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Blacker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montrose kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rifle only hit 12.
Delta's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Montrose, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
Montrose's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Delta has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Montrose, though, as they've been averaging 11.7. Given Delta's sizable advantage in that area, Montrose will need to find a way to close that gap.
Delta beat Montrose 7-4 when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Will Delta repeat their success, or does Montrose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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