Softball Recap: Pueblo County Hornets vs. Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs
On Tuesday, Pueblo County faced Pueblo Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Pueblo County Hornets' way against the Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs as the Pueblo County Hornets made off with an 11-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Olivia Nesbit made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Nesbit was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Maddyn Doose was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she's launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Sanchez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pueblo County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Pueblo Centennial, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Pueblo County will venture away from home to square off against Pueblo Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Pueblo Centennial, they will welcome Sierra at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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