Baseball Recap: Pueblo County Continues Home Dominance on Saturday

Pueblo County proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Pueblo South Colts 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Colts: they've now won eight in a row.

Blake Swift was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.

Swift wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Glenn, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Hornets

Previous Games (Home)

05/03/25 vs Pueblo South	3-1
04/29/25 vs Pueblo Centennial	10-0
04/18/25 vs Pueblo Central	8-1
04/08/25 vs Pueblo East	2-0
04/04/25 vs Longmont	3-1
+ 2 more games

Pueblo County pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pueblo South, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-6.

Pueblo County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-1 victory against Pueblo Central on the 9th. As for Pueblo South, they have also already played their next game, a 1-0 loss against Falcon on the 7th.