Baseball Preview: Pueblo Central Wildcats vs. Pueblo West Cyclones
Pueblo Central is 0-10 against Pueblo West since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pueblo Central Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 4:00 p.m. Pueblo Central is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, everything went Pueblo Central's way against Pueblo South as Pueblo Central made off with a 10-3 victory.
Anthony Trujillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Trujillo was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ethan Ayala was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gage Escajeda, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Pueblo West put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Pueblo East. Pueblo West skirted past Pueblo East 2-0.
The result came thanks to Logan King's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joseph Mendoza, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Pueblo Central's record is now 12-6. As for Pueblo West, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Pueblo West's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pueblo Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Pueblo West, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain Pueblo Central's hitters?
Pueblo Central came up short against Pueblo West when the teams last played on April 11th, falling 14-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pueblo West's Cameron Mares, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that Pueblo Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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