On Friday, everything went the Grand Junction Tigers's way against the Rampart Rams as the Grand Junction Tigers made off with a 9-1 win. Considering the Tigers have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Alexis Walpole made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alysa Lorimor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tynley Walker, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Grand Junction didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.6 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.2.
Grand Junction's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-6. As for Rampart, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-10.
Grand Junction didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat vs. Heritage on the 28th. Rampart has also already played their next contest, a 7-1 loss against Fruita Monument on the 28th.
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