Baseball Game Preview: Grand Junction Central Warriors vs. Vista PEAK Prep Bison

The Grand Junction Central Warriors will square off against the Vista PEAK Prep Bison at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Grand Junction Central came into this matchup off a tough eight-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Ponderosa by a score of 11-9 on Saturday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Gavin Metli

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/08/25 @ Ponderosa	2
03/06/25 vs Rampart	1
04/10/24 vs Rifle	1
04/05/24 vs Roaring Fork	1
04/05/24 vs Montezuma-Cortez	1

Gavin Metli made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Octavio Galegos, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Vista PEAK Prep kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Lutheran by a score of 3-2. The Bison's defeat signaled the end of their undefeated season.

Grand Junction Central now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Vista PEAK Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.