Baseball Game Preview: Grand Junction Tigers vs. Durango Demons

Tigers

Runs

04/03/26 @ Durango	9
03/31/26 @ Rifle	11
03/28/26 vs Grandview	7
03/27/26 vs Castle View	6
03/20/26 vs Northglenn	15
+ 6 more games

For the second straight game, Grand Junction will face off against Durango. The Tigers will host the Demons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Grand Junction is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.

Grand Junction is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Durango just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 12-9 to the Demons. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Tigers, who until this game were averaging four runs allowed.

For Durango's part, they let Dylan Burns and Duncan Walsh run wild. Burns went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, one triple, and one stolen base, while Walsh went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, three RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Burns has posted since back in May of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Romero, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Durango always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Durango pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Grand Junction, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.

Durango's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grand Junction has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Durango, though, as they've been averaging 10 hits. Given Grand Junction's sizable advantage in that area, the Demons will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.