Pueblo Centennial is 1-9 against Pueblo South since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs will host the Pueblo South Colts at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Pueblo Centennial took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sierra an 11-0 shutout. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Adrianna Lopez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayli Smiley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo Centennial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pueblo South). They walked away with a 15-12 win over Strasburg on Saturday. With that victory, the Colts brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Pueblo South got a massive performance out of Cotalena Duran, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a triple. That's the most hits Duran has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Akoya Adams, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Pueblo Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Pueblo South, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.
Pueblo South's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Pueblo Centennial has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pueblo South, though, as they've been averaging only 2.6. Will Pueblo Centennial keep running through batters, or will Pueblo South buck the trend?
Pueblo Centennial came out on top in a nail-biter against Pueblo South when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will Pueblo Centennial repeat their success, or does Pueblo South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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