The Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Pueblo East Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Pueblo Centennial nor Pueblo East posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Pueblo Centennial's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Pueblo Central on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The shutout was out of character for the Bulldogs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Ellie Zinanti spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
On the hitting side, Pueblo Centennial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Santos, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Pueblo Centennial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pueblo Central only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Pueblo East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Pueblo County, falling 12-1.
Pueblo Centennial has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season. As for Pueblo East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Pueblo Centennial took their win against Pueblo East when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 11-1. Does Pueblo Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pueblo East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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