If Grand Valley was riding high fresh off their 16-6 takedown of Custer County on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals fell 14-10 to the North Fork Miners on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Miners: they've now lost eight in a row.

Will Gardner
| 04/21/26 vs North Fork | 4 |
| 04/18/26 @ Custer County | 3 |
| 03/09/26 @ Rangely | 2 |
| 04/18/26 @ Custer County | 1 |
| 04/13/26 vs Nucla | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
Will Gardner was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. He has become a key player for Grand Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Richardson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Grand Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for North Fork, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Grand Valley will challenge rival Olathe at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, North Fork is set to face off against their familiar foe Cedaredge at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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