Pueblo Centennial had lost six straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 4-18 to make it seven. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Air Academy Kadets. If the Bulldogs were looking for revenge after losing 19-4 to the Kadets when the teams met back in April of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Julian Rincon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
As for Air Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-9-1. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
On Air Academy's side, Sam Brennan tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave Brennan a new career-high.
At the plate, Sam Steubing was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Air Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-9-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Sullivan, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Pueblo Centennial didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-4 defeat against Sand Creek on the 13th. As for Air Academy, they will challenge Mead at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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