Softball Preview: Vista Ridge Wolves vs. Pueblo West Cyclones
The Vista Ridge Wolves will face off against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, Vista Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Highlands Ranch, taking the game 16-12.
Meanwhile, Pueblo West entered their tilt with Discovery Canyon on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Thunder 14-7. The Cyclones might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Abigail Fadenrecht tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Taci Ehrlich and Bradie Poteet-Herrera did most of the damage at the plate: Ehrlich scored three runs while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances, while Poteet-Herrera got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run. The dominant performance gave Ehrlich a new career-high in hits. Peyton Kuhn was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.2 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.6.
Vista Ridge's record is now 7-5. As for Pueblo West, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Vista Ridge might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Pueblo West in their previous meeting back in August of 2019. Can Vista Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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