Fruita Monument entered their tilt with Heritage on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Heritage Eagles with a sharp 8-2 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Lacie Rodabaugh made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
In other batting news, Angelina Fortunato was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Fruita Monument didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.8.
Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Heritage, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Fruita Monument will stay at home for another game and welcome Montrose at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fruita Monument is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Heritage, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Regis Jesuit at 3:00 p.m. Heritage is facing Regis Jesuit at the right time seeing as Regis Jesuit is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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