The Grand Junction Tigers will take on the Castle View Sabercats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Castle View will be up against a hot Grand Junction squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Grand Junction put the hurt on Silver Creek with a sharp 11-2 victory on Monday.
Titus Forsyth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up six Ks. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in May of 2024.
At the plate, Grand Junction let Clayton Scarbrough and Sean Witt run wild. Scarbrough scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Witt scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Grayson Espinoza, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Grand Junction kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Castle View faced Golden in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Castle View blew past Golden 13-3. With that win, the Sabercats brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Derek Gordon, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Harry, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory (which was Castle View's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Grand Junction, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Grand Junction might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Castle View in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Grand Junction avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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