Grand Junction Central entered their tilt with Northglenn with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Northglenn Norsemen on Friday. This was payback for Grand Junction Central, who suffered a 9-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kaden Guerrieri was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Guerrieri was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lewis Coonts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryland Nostrand, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Northglenn's side, Alonso Sandoval Yendi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Dreiling, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Grand Junction Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Northglenn, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Grand Junction Central has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Fruita Monument at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fruita Monument is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Northglenn, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Grand Junction at 9:00 a.m. Grand Junction is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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