Baseball Preview: Pueblo Central Wildcats vs. Denver North Vikings
The Pueblo Central Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Denver North Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pueblo Central will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a seven-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Pueblo Centennial on Tuesday. Pueblo Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Pueblo Centennial.
Humberto Robles spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordan Arguello, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Denver North scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lincoln a 22-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Denver North, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Pueblo Central's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Denver North, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season.
Pueblo Central might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Denver North in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Pueblo Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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