It was a good run, but Eagle Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 14-7 defeat at the hands of the Grand Junction Tigers. Eagle Valley has not had much luck with Grand Junction recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
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.
On Grand Junction's side, they got a great performance from Kody Knott as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Knott has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, 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.
Eagle Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Grand Junction, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Eagle Valley will head out on the road to face off against Battle Mountain at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Eagle Valley is facing Battle Mountain at the right time seeing as Battle Mountain is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Grand Junction, they will stay at home for another game and 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.
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