On Thursday, Pueblo County faced Pueblo Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pueblo County Hornets never let the Pueblo Central Wildcats onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Olivia Nesbit made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Jaelyn Faris was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in October of 2023. Maddyn Doose was another key player, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Pueblo County's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Pueblo Central, the defeat snapped their winning streak at nine games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 8-1 record.
Pueblo County will welcome La Junta at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Pueblo County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so La Junta's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pueblo Central, they will take on Eaglecrest at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Eaglecrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.6 runs per game this season.
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