Pueblo Centennial hasn't had much luck against Pueblo South recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs will face off against the Pueblo South Colts at 7:00 p.m. Pueblo Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Pueblo Centennial will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 12) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mesa Ridge 9-7. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Remi Baca was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chloe James, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Pueblo Centennial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mesa Ridge only posted an OBP of .353.
Meanwhile, Pueblo South came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Pueblo East by a score of 8-4 on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Cotalena Duran, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Taryn Strasia, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Pueblo Centennial's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Pueblo South, their record is now 6-13.
Pueblo South's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Pueblo Centennial has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pueblo South, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8. 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 in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo Centennial 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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