Grand Junction won against Battle Mountain last Friday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Grand Junction Tigers blew past the Eagle Valley Devils 14-7. Considering Grand Junction has won three contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kody Knott tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Henderson was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Tyler Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Eagle Valley's side, Xander DeHerrera was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Loupe, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Grand Junction has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Eagle Valley, they dropped their record down to 5-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Grand Junction has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palisade is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Eagle Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Battle Mountain at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Battle Mountain hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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