Softball Preview: Pueblo East Eagles vs. Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs
Pueblo East has gone 8-2 against Pueblo Centennial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Pueblo East Eagles will be playing at home against the Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Pueblo East is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Pueblo East came up short against La Junta and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pueblo Centennial). They were the clear victor by a 16-4 margin over Doherty on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ophelia Chavez was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrianna Lopez, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
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.
Pueblo East's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pueblo Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Pueblo East came up short against Pueblo Centennial when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Pueblo East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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