Grand Junction Central extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 1-8. They lost 11-1 to the Holy Family Tigers. If the Warriors were looking for revenge after losing 10-4 to the Tigers when the teams met back in September of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Emma Grabau made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in both of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Holy Family, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Holy Family's side, Jaelyn Sandoval made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, Sandoval posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in October of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dalynn O'Blia, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Jasmine Hernandez was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Coming up, Grand Junction Central will head out to square off against Montrose at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Holy Family, they will be playing at home against Silver Creek at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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