For the first time this season, Grand Junction will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Montrose Red Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Junction will be strutting in after a win while Montrose will be coming in after a loss.
Grand Junction will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Heritage, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Tigers came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 9-4 on Saturday.
Kolton Music
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Kolton Music looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zyler Fazzi, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Applegate, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Grand Junction kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Montrose was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to Fruita Monument, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Montrose saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Benitez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Grand Junction's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Montrose, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Grand Junction beat Montrose 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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