Softball Preview: Grand Junction Tigers vs. Fruita Monument Wildcats
Grand Junction hasn't had much luck against Fruita Monument recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Grand Junction is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Grand Junction will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Palisade on Thursday. Grand Junction put the hurt on Palisade with a sharp 16-1 win. Considering the Tigers have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument entered their tilt with Durango on Saturday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They never let the Demons onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Grand Junction's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Fruita Monument, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Grand Junction might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Fruita Monument in their previous matchup back in September. Can Grand Junction avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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