The Pueblo County Hornets are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Canon City Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Canon City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pueblo County fell victim to Pueblo West and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cyclones. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Hornets were not able to get on the board.
Cole Barger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Pueblo County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Hernandez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers two weeks ago. Canon City was the clear victor by a 16-4 margin over La Junta. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canon City.
Canon City got a massive performance out of Tanner Leonard, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Edgardo Cubero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Canon City now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Pueblo County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Pueblo County skirted past Canon City 6-5 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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