Pueblo West has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Vista Ridge Wolves at 3:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Pueblo West made easy work of Discovery Canyon and carried off a 14-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cyclones, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Pueblo West got a great performance from Abigail Fadenrecht as she tossed 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Taci Ehrlich and Bradie Poteet-Herrera did most of the damage at the plate: Ehrlich scored three runs while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances, while Poteet-Herrera got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run. The dominant performance gave Ehrlich a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Caitlin Blomdahl, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.2 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 7.6.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge earned a 16-12 win over Highlands Ranch on Saturday.
Pueblo West pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Vista Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Pueblo West took their victory against Vista Ridge when the teams last played back in August of 2019 by a conclusive 10-3. Will Pueblo West repeat their success, or does Vista Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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