Softball Recap: Pueblo Central Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Severance

By Team Reports Oct 24, 2024, 9:10am

Softball Recap: Pueblo Central Wildcats vs. Severance Silver Knights

On Sunday, Pueblo Central faced Severance in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pueblo Central Wildcats fell 7-4 to the Severance Silver Knights.

Gianna Sandoval was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Sophia Perez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.

Even though they lost, Pueblo Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Severance only tossed five.

Pueblo Central's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Severance, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4-1.

Pueblo Central has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Discovery Canyon on the 20th. As for Severance, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Palmer Ridge at 12:15 p.m. Severance's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Palmer Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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