Softball Preview: Pueblo East Eagles vs. Pueblo County Hornets
Pueblo East is 2-8 against Pueblo County since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pueblo East Eagles will welcome the Pueblo County Hornets at 5:00 p.m.
Pueblo East's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Pueblo Central on Thursday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 14-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Pueblo County waltzed into their match on Saturday with 18 straight wins... but they left with 19. They put the hurt on the Cyclones with a sharp 16-3 win. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Olivia Nesbit made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. What's more, she also racked up two home runs, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and eight RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Maddyn Doose was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and four runs. Jaelyn Faris was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo County lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 0.9.
This is the second loss in a row for Pueblo East and nudges their season record down to 7-14. As for Pueblo County, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-1.
Pueblo East suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Pueblo County in their previous matchup on September 12th. Will Pueblo East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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