For the second straight game, Montrose will face off against Grand Junction Central. The Red Hawks will be playing at home against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Montrose is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Grand Junction Central an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck.
Montrose fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Grand Junction Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Grand Junction Central's part, Dayton Timbreza tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave Timbreza a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Grand Junction Central's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyrus Kellerby, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Those two runs gave Kellerby a new career-high. Bryce Caldwell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Montrose's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Grand Junction Central, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 5-16.
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