Grand Junction won against Montrose on Friday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Grand Junction Tigers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Northglenn Norsemen. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Grand Junction.
Grand Junction got a great performance from Kody Knott as he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Grand Junction saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Henderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Grand Junction's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for Northglenn, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grand Junction will face off against Durango at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Durango is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Northglenn, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Erie at 4:00 p.m. Erie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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