It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Fruita Monument ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Palisade Bulldogs. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Josh Weaver made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Fruita Monument's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Weaver was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Karson Reed was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Fruita Monument lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Wildcats
| 04/08/25 @ Palisade | 5-1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Montrose | 10-0 |
| 05/11/24 @ Denver North | 14-1 |
| 05/07/24 @ Grand Junction | 8-1 |
| 05/04/24 @ Durango | 7-4 |
| + 5 more games |
Fruita Monument pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Palisade, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Fruita Monument will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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