Three District 51 teams were in action Tuesday in the first round of the Class 4A state lacrosse playoffs.

FRUITA MONUMENT GIRLS

The 15th-seeded Wildcats advanced to the second round thanks to a 24-14 win over 18th-seeded Conifer at Community Hospital Unity Field. Junior McKenna Jensen recorded a season-high nine goals in the win, raising her career total to 128 across three seasons.

The Wildcats advanced to the second round , where the they will face second-seeded Green Mountain at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Jeffco Stadium.

FRUITA MONUMENT BOYS

Fruita Monument defeated 23rd-seeded Prairie View 10-3 in a rain-soaked contest in Fruita to advance to second round of the 4A boys state tournament.

Senior Judah Ellis scored four of the 10th-seeded Wildcats’ 10 goals in the contest. Freshmen Asher Ellis and Reagan Marshall each contributed a pair of goals, as well as an assist in the winning effort.

Fruita Monument advances to face Telluride at 4:30 p.m. on Friday in Telluride. The Wildcats have played the Miners twice this season, losing their season opener at home 12-5 before defeating the seventh-seeded Miners 8-7 in Telluride on April 25.

GRAND JUNCTION GIRLS

The Grand Junction girls lacrosse team was eliminated from the playoffs after a late comeback lifted 17th-seeded Horizon over the 16th-seeded Tigers 16-15 at Community Hospital Unity Field.

Sophomore Alexis Campbell had a strong showing for Grand Junction, scoring seven times and assisting on an additional goal to lead her team with eight points. Junior Emma Grabau scored three times as well, but the offensive output from both was not enough for Grand Junction to hold off the Hawks.

BASEBALL

Central defeated Montrose 3-2 in nine innings on Tuesday via a walk-off walk.

Down 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh, freshman Tyrus Kellerby worked a one-out single and entered scoring position thanks to a two-out single by Trevor Ziek. Bryce Caldwell’s RBI double scored Kellerby with the tying run and forcing extra innings.

Two innings later, Kellerby again reached base via a lead-off walk, and after back-to-back singles from Octavio Gallegos and Ziek, Kellerby was 90 feet away from scoring the go-ahead run.

This time, he didn’t have to run home, just walk — Caldwell drew a free pass on only four pitches with the bases loaded, allowing Kellerby to score the winning run.