Durango has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Durango is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Durango lost 16-3 to Montrose on Saturday. Durango has struggled against Montrose recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Durango saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dawson Mclnnes, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument entered their tilt with Grand Junction Central with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Warriors 9-2. Fruita Monument might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Fruita Monument got a massive performance out of Parker Noah, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs. Keenan Oxford was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Durango now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Fruita Monument, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Durango hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fruita Monument struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Durango suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Fruita Monument when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Durango avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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