The Pueblo South Colts will be playing at home against the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pueblo South finally turned things around against Pueblo Centennial on Tuesday. Pueblo South's pitcher stepped up to hand Pueblo Centennial an 11-0 shutout. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Pueblo South this season.
Pueblo South got a massive performance out of Aiden Teschner, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Adan Batista was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain entered their tilt with Doherty with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Spartans on Saturday.
Cheyenne Mountain also got a great performance from Ace Eilmes as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jansen Roberts, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan O'Hearn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Pueblo South's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Pueblo South suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Cheyenne Mountain when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Pueblo South, Ben Myers (who struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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