On Friday, the Silver Creek Raptors came up short against the Pueblo East Eagles and fell 6-2.
Matthew Acosta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Pueblo East's side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Vondersmith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Vondersmith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Silver Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pueblo East, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Silver Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Trinidad at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Trinidad has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.75 runs per game on average), something Silver Creek will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pueblo East, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lamar at 3:00 p.m. Pueblo East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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