With a playoff game on the line, Pueblo East rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Grand Junction Central Warriors a 10-0 shutout. Considering Pueblo East has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brennon Rowe was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Javen Sisneros, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Grand Junction Central's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dayton Timbreza, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Pueblo East's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Grand Junction Central, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-10.
Pueblo East will challenge Palisade at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Palisade: 3.7, Pueblo East: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Grand Junction Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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