For the second straight game, Fruita Monument will face off against Durango. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Demons at 12:00 p.m.
Fruita Monument took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Durango.
Jhett Wells
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Jhett Wells was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Fruita Monument: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 6-7 otherwise. Wells was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jimmy Hawkins and Gavin Cardoza did most of the damage at the plate: Hawkins went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base, while Cardoza went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Hawkins is becoming a predictor of Fruita Monument's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Josh Weaver was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
Fruita Monument was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Durango only posted a batting average of .192.
Durango's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Fruita Monument, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
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