Pueblo South fell victim to Cheyenne Mountain and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Pueblo South seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Luke Dehn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over eight innings pitched.
On Cheyenne Mountain's side, Jack Erlander looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Erlander has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Glad, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Pueblo South's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Cheyenne Mountain, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-7.
Pueblo South does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Rifle at 12:30 p.m. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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