Baseball Preview: Durango Demons vs. Pueblo Central Wildcats
The Durango Demons will head out on the road to challenge the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Durango has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 9.
Last Saturday, Durango came up short against Fruita Monument and fell 7-4.
Durango saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Szura, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Szura has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over Pueblo East. Pueblo Central's victory was all the more impressive since Pueblo East was averaging only 3.43 runs allowed on the season.
Jordan Arguello was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Gage Escajeda was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Durango's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Pueblo Central, they pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Durango couldn't quite finish off Pueblo Central in their previous meeting back in April and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pueblo Central's Colton Calderon, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Durango knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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