Baseball Preview: Adams City Eagles vs. Grand Junction Tigers
The Adams City Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grand Junction Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Adams City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Adams City will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Saturday, then bounced right back against Thornton on Monday. Adams City put the hurt on Thornton with a sharp 10-2 victory.
Christian Ramirez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over 4.1 innings pitched. Ramirez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christian Quintana, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Grand Junction had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Fruita Monument on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Grand Junction in their matchups with Fruita Monument: they've now lost seven in a row.
Grand Junction saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zyler Fazzi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Adams City's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Grand Junction, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Adams City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grand Junction struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Adams City suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Grand Junction in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Adams City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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