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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