Wildcats stun Red Hawks on softball field

Fruita Monument High School’s softball team earned what it called its most consequential win of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 29, beating Montrose 10-1 at Fruita Monument High School. The Wildcats took early control using nine Montrose errors, scoring three runs in the first inning, then adding one in the second and four in the third to lead 8-1. Montrose scored once in the fourth, but a two-run Wildcat rally in the sixth—sparked by a leadoff single from sophomore Bentley Schiller—sealed the outcome as Montrose went three up, three down in the seventh. Senior Kensley Hassenstab completed the game with one run allowed on 10 hits and five strikeouts. The loss was only Montrose’s second of the season.