Softball Preview: Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs vs. Pueblo East Eagles
Pueblo Centennial is 2-8 against Pueblo East since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs are on the road again to play the Pueblo East Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Pueblo Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Pueblo Centennial will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Doherty on Saturday. Pueblo Centennial blew past Doherty 16-4. That looming 16-4 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
Pueblo Centennial got a big performance out of Ophelia Chavez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Pacheco, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo Centennial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Doherty only posted an OBP of .364.
Meanwhile, Pueblo East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Junta.
Pueblo Centennial's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Pueblo East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Pueblo Centennial beat Pueblo East 7-4 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Pueblo Centennial repeat their success, or does Pueblo East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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