Baseball Game Preview: Grand Junction Tigers vs. Grand Junction Central Warriors

The Grand Junction Tigers will square off against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Junction is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

Grand Junction fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Durango on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Demons by a score of 9-8. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Andrew Henderson

Hits Against

04/19/25 vs Durango	2
04/11/25 vs Montrose	1
03/28/25 vs Castle View	2

Andrew Henderson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Sean Witt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Applegate, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Palisade, falling 11-1. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Grand Junction Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Gundt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.

Grand Junction Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Grand Junction, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.

Grand Junction Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grand Junction has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .485. It's a different story for Grand Junction Central, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain Grand Junction's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.