Baseball Preview: Sunnyside Blue Devils vs. Pueblo Warriors
Sunnyside is 4-0 against Pueblo since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Sunnyside Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pueblo Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Sunnyside will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Sunnyside can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rincon/University a 12-0 shutout.
Argeniz Mazon was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Mazon was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Michel Muniz was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Izaac Mazon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pueblo can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They skirted past Mountain View 3-2. The victory was just what Pueblo needed coming off of a 25-2 defeat in their prior match.
Angel Iriqui spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Pueblo's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Byron Contreras, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Zepeda, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Sunnyside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Pueblo, their victory bumped their record up to 6-16.
Everything went Sunnyside's way against Pueblo in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Sunnyside made off with an 8-1 win. Will Sunnyside repeat their success, or does Pueblo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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