The Pueblo West Cyclones will head out to challenge the Piedra Vista Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pueblo West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Farmington by a score of 9-4 on Friday. The Cyclones haven't had any issues with the Scorpions recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Logan King
| 03/21/25 @ Farmington | 8 |
| 03/11/25 vs Denver East | 7 |
| 04/29/24 vs Pueblo East | 7 |
| 03/28/24 @ West Point | 5 |
| 05/13/24 vs Mullen | 2 |
Logan King made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on JoJo Mendoza, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Alex Slawson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Meanwhile, Piedra Vista had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 7-1 win. Seven seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Piedra Vista's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pueblo West, their record now sits at 2-3.
Pueblo West might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Piedra Vista when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Pueblo West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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