Pueblo South hasn't had much luck against Pueblo County recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Colts will square off against the Hornets at 1:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Pueblo South sitting on three straight wins and Pueblo County on 11.
Pueblo South proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pueblo Central a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to MJ Molina's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Pueblo South's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Guerra, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Meanwhile, Pueblo County made easy work of Pueblo Centennial on Tuesday and carried off a 10-0 win. Considering the Hornets have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Nick Hernandez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Fonzie Maes, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Pueblo County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Pueblo County's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pueblo South, their record now sits at 14-5.
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