The Pueblo Central Wildcats will be playing at home against the Pueblo County Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Pueblo Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pueblo West. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Zach Mehess made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Humberto Robles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pueblo County waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Colts and snuck past 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Johnathan Gonzales, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Reyes, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Pueblo Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Pueblo County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pueblo Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pueblo County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pueblo Central suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Pueblo County when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Pueblo Central, Braxton Vail (who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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