Pueblo West has gone 3-0 against Pine Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pueblo West Cyclones will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine Creek Eagles at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Pueblo West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Lewis-Palmer with a sharp 17-2 victory on Tuesday. With that win, the Cyclones brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Taci Ehrlich and Grace Dees did most of the damage at the plate: Ehrlich scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Dees scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Ehrlich also brought in three RBI, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Caitlin Blomdahl, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Pine Creek posted their biggest victory since September 26, 2023 on Wednesday. They blew past Rampart 16-8.
Kyleigh Croyle made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off 12 hits. Croyle was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Amber Boland was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailani *Kai* Shideler, who went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI.
The win got Pueblo West back to even at 3-3. As for Pine Creek, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Pueblo West took their win against Pine Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a conclusive 10-4. Will Pueblo West repeat their success, or does Pine Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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