Mesa Ridge and Palmer Ridge pushed the score to 14-13 the last time they played Palmer Ridge, but on Tuesday defenses reigned supreme. The Grizzlies came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bears, sneaking past 3-1. The Grizzlies have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bears, too.
Gabriel Montijo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has become a key player for Mesa Ridge: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 0-6 otherwise. Montijo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024.
Zander Iwanski
| 04/01/25 @ Palmer Ridge | 3 |
| 05/09/24 vs Widefield | 2 |
| 04/09/24 @ Palmer | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Thornton | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Widefield | 1 |
In other batting news, Brandon Bittner and Zander Iwanski did most of the damage at the plate: Bittner scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Iwanski went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Iwanski a new career-high.
The victory made it two in a row for Mesa Ridge and bumps their season record up to 3-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Palmer Ridge, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Looking ahead, Mesa Ridge will take on Pueblo South at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Colts' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Grizzlies' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Palmer Ridge, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 18-3 victory against Coronado on the 2nd.
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