Grand Junction waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Palisade Bulldogs and snuck past 5-4. For Grand Junction, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss Palisade walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Sean Witt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Titus Forsyth was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Palisade's side, Easton Embrey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Embrey has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Embrey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kian Kinslow was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Titus Porter, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Grand Junction has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Palisade, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Grand Junction will head out on the road to square off against Rocky Mountain at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Grand Junction has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Palisade, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Steamboat Springs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Steamboat Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
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