Pueblo County has gone 8-2 against Pueblo Centennial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pueblo County has six straight victories, Pueblo Centennial has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pueblo County had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt La Junta on Thursday. The Hornets were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Tigers. Considering the Hornets have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cohen Glenn
| 04/10/25 @ La Junta | 5 |
| 03/27/25 @ Canon City | 4 |
| 03/27/24 @ Severance | 4 |
| 03/12/24 vs Mesa Ridge | 4 |
| 03/19/25 vs Palisade | 3 |
Cohen Glenn made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Pat Noga, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Julian Reyes was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Pueblo County lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Centennial lost 13-1 to Pueblo Central on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly 12 runs.
Pueblo Centennial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Espinoza, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Pueblo County pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Pueblo Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went Pueblo County's way against Pueblo Centennial when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Pueblo County made off with a 14-2 win. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
