Montrose had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past the Basalt Longhorns 15-5 on Thursday. That ten run margin sets a new team best for the Red Hawks this season.
Isabelle Mott spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Abby Siegel was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-4. 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 was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Basalt only posted a batting average of .200.
Montrose's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Basalt, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Montrose will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Palisade at 3:00 p.m. As for Basalt, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Delta at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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