Baseball Recap: Fairview Knights vs. Grand Junction Tigers
Fairview waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grand Junction Tigers and snuck past 2-1. This was payback for Fairview, who suffered a 10-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Asher Allen looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Jackson Wier was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Grand Junction's side, Andrew Henderson put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Henderson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
The victory got Fairview back to even at 3-3. As for Grand Junction, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Fairview will be playing at home against Poudre at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Poudre is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Grand Junction, they will head out on the road to take on Montrose at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Junction is facing Montrose at the right time seeing as Montrose is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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