Baseball Preview: Grand Junction Central Warriors vs. Northglenn Norsemen
The Grand Junction Central Warriors will play host again on Friday to welcome the Northglenn Norsemen, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Grand Junction Central knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Northglenn likes a good challenge.
Grand Junction Central put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Rifle onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Gavin Metli, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Northglenn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Horizon.
Northglenn saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Dean, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Grand Junction Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Northglenn, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Northglenn's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Grand Junction Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Northglenn, though, as they've only averaged .240. Will they be able to contain Grand Junction Central's hitters?
Grand Junction Central came up short against Northglenn in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 9-5. Thankfully for Grand Junction Central, Brock Bucher (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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