After a string of five wins, Delta's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Montrose Red Hawks by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Delta couldn't push the score so high this time.
Delta saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eban Ficklin, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Montrose's side, Titus Weese spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits. Weese has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Delta's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5. As for Montrose, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Delta will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Basalt at 11:00 a.m. Delta is facing Basalt at the right time seeing as Basalt is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Montrose does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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