With a playoff win on the line, Grandview rose to the challenge on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Poudre Impalas 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Wolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Josiah Giron
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Josiah Giron looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Grandview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Wachsmann, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Kyler Vaughn was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Grandview pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.33 runs across that stretch. As for Poudre, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Grandview wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 15-2 victory against Pueblo West on the 17th. Poudre does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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