The Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs will challenge the Sierra Stallions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Pueblo Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Pueblo County, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Pueblo Centennial was ranked 20th). Pueblo Centennial lost 11-2 to Pueblo County on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Adrianna Lopez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. That double marked the first that she's hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacelynn Shadbolt, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sierra got the win against Woodland Park on Tuesday by a conclusive 20-5. The result was nothing new for the Stallions, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
The loss snapped Pueblo Centennial's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Sierra, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Pueblo Centennial beat Sierra 7-3 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Pueblo Centennial repeat their success, or does Sierra have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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