The Palisade Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Grand Junction Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Palisade's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Montrose as they made off with a 14-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Easton Embrey
| 03/28/25 @ Thompson Valley | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Montrose | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Grand Junction Central | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Coal Ridge | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Pueblo East | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Easton Embrey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. Palisade is 6-1 when Embrey posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Christian Herrera looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Kian Kinslow and Hunter Howard did most of the damage at the plate: Kinslow got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Howard went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Kinslow is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Bevan, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
Palisade kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Kolton Music looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Clayton Scarbrough, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Will Applegate, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Grand Junction's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Palisade, their record is now 11-7.
