Softball Recap: Pueblo West Cyclones vs. Discovery Canyon Thunder
Pueblo West entered their tilt with Discovery Canyon on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Discovery Canyon Thunder with a sharp 14-7 victory. Considering the Cyclones have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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. Caitlin Blomdahl was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
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 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 7.6.
Pueblo West pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Discovery Canyon, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-7.
Pueblo West will face off against Vista Ridge at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Discovery Canyon, they will venture away from home to face off against Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Lutheran's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six contests.
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