After flying high against Centaurus last Friday, Grand Junction came back down to earth. The Grand Junction Tigers lost 8-1 to the Fruita Monument Wildcats on Tuesday. Grand Junction has struggled against Fruita Monument recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
For Fruita Monument's part, Grand Junction's batters probably weren't too happy with Lucas Weaver, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (he gave up a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Cardoza, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Parker Noah, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Grand Junction's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for Fruita Monument, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
While Grand Junction had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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