Baseball Recap: Grand Junction Central Has No Trouble Against Eagle Valley

Grand Junction Central won the last time they faced Eagle Valley and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Warriors were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Devils. Considering the Warriors have won three games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Octavio Gallegos was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Tyrus Kellerby

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/24/26 @ Eagle Valley	5
04/08/25 @ Coal Ridge	2
04/04/25 vs Strasburg	2
03/21/26 vs Northglenn	1
03/13/26 vs Palmer Ridge	1

In other batting news, Tyrus Kellerby was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, three doubles, and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dayton Timbreza, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Grand Junction Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eagle Valley only posted a batting average of .176.

Grand Junction Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Eagle Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.

Coming up, Grand Junction Central will face off against Glenwood Springs at 4:30 p.m. on April 2. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Demons have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Eagle Valley, they will square off against Weld Central at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rebels' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them.