Softball Preview: Grand Junction Central Warriors vs. Niwot Cougars
The Grand Junction Central Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the Niwot Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Grand Junction Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, Grand Junction Central had just enough and edged Castle View out 5-4. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Niwot didn't have quite enough to beat Fruita Monument on Friday and fell 5-4.
Payton Stokes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Halverson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Niwot lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Grand Junction Central pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Niwot, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
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