After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fruita Monument, Grand Junction was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cedaredge Bruins as the Grand Junction Tigers made off with a 16-8 win. Considering the Tigers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alexis Walpole made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Ashley Gonzalez was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Jaxon Clark was another key player, going 1-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Junction kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedaredge only hit five.
Grand Junction pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cedaredge, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-6 record.
Grand Junction will square off against Palisade at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Junction is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Cedaredge, they will take on Meeker at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cedaredge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.
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