Softball Preview: Pueblo County Hornets vs. Pueblo East Eagles
Pueblo County is 8-2 against Pueblo East since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pueblo County Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the Pueblo East Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Pueblo County will be looking to extend their current 19-game winning streak.
Pueblo County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Pueblo West, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Pueblo County was ranked seventh). Pueblo County blew past Pueblo West 16-3 on Saturday. Considering the Hornets have won 16 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Olivia Nesbit made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 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, the team relied heavily on Maddyn Doose, who went 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 was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 45.6%.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Pueblo East's offense. They lost 14-0 to Pueblo Central on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Pueblo County pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pueblo East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Everything went Pueblo County's way against Pueblo East in their previous meeting on September 12th, as Pueblo County made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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