The Palisade Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Montrose Red Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Palisade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Palisade can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They blew past Glenwood Springs 8-1. Eight seems to be a good number for Palisade as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ascher Morby tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wyatt Fleming was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Meanwhile, Montrose sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Grand Junction Central on Friday.
Palisade is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season. As for Montrose, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Palisade skirted past Montrose 2-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palisade since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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