Baseball Recap: Pueblo West Victorious

Pueblo West posted their closest win since April 29, 2024 on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies, sneaking past 8-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cyclones.

Blake Mares

Hits (Career)

03/27/25 @ ThunderRidge	2
03/22/25 @ Piedra Vista	1
03/21/25 @ Farmington	1
03/18/25 vs Eaglecrest	1
03/11/25 vs Denver East	1

The team relied heavily on Blake Mares, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaiven Baca, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Pueblo West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory got Pueblo West back to even at 4-4. As for ThunderRidge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

Pueblo West didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-3 win against Douglas County on the 29th. As for ThunderRidge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, an 8-7 defeat against Cherokee Trail on the 29th.