There's no place like home for Grand Junction, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Cedaredge Bruins on Saturday as they made off with a 9-1 win. Considering the Tigers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Alexis Walpole
| 09/13/25 vs Cedaredge | 7 |
| 10/18/24 vs Pine Creek | 1 |
| 10/18/24 vs Chaparral | 5 |
| 10/12/24 vs Montrose | 2 |
| 10/01/24 vs Grand Junction Central | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
Alexis Walpole was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alysa Lorimor, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in August. Mia Trost was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Grand Junction 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 nine hits in five consecutive matchups.
Grand Junction has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Cedaredge, they moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Coming up, Grand Junction will host Palisade at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cedaredge, they will venture away from home to square off against Montrose at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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