Holy Family had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Pueblo County Hornets on Saturday as the Holy Family Tigers made off with a 13-6 win. Considering Holy Family has won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Cole Kuszak made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Kuszak has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kuszak was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dustin Bennett, who scored four runs and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Xavier Vega, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
On Pueblo County's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caulin Pighetti, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Donovan Walsh was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Pueblo County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their second loss (out of nine games) when they post three or more doubles.
The victory was the tenth in a row for Holy Family, bringing their record for this year to 22-5-1. As for Pueblo County, their loss dropped their record down to 24-7.
As of now, neither Holy Family nor Pueblo County have any future games scheduled.
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