The Loveland Red Wolves will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Montrose Red Hawks at 3:00 p.m. Loveland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Loveland pushed their score all the way to ten on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Far Northeast W by a score of 11-10.
Loveland got a good showing from Connor Griess, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Loveland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Duran, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Jess Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Montrose faced Berthoud in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Montrose took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Berthoud. Montrose has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jaxon Kattner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Loveland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Montrose, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Loveland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Montrose struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Loveland was able to grind out a solid victory over Montrose when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 9-6. Will Loveland repeat their success, or does Montrose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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