It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Grand Junction Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Montrose Red Hawks 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Dayton Timbreza
| 05/06/25 vs Montrose | 12 |
| 04/04/25 vs Strasburg | 9 |
| 03/13/25 vs Vista PEAK Prep | 7 |
| 03/06/25 vs Rampart | 7 |
| 04/22/25 @ Grand Junction | 6 |
Grand Junction Central got a great performance from Dayton Timbreza as he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave Timbreza a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Grand Junction Central's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyrus Kellerby, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Those two runs gave Kellerby a new career-high. Bryce Caldwell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Grand Junction Central's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 5-16. As for Montrose, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-18.
Grand Junction Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Red Hawks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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