Pueblo Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
The result came thanks to Charley Autobee's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sophia Perez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Moreno, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Pueblo Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Pueblo Centennial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season.
Pueblo Central will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Discovery Canyon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pueblo Centennial, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-3 win against Pueblo East on the 3rd.
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