The Pueblo Central Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Severance Silver Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, everything went Pueblo Central's way against Silver Creek as Pueblo Central made off with a 9-2 victory.
Mariah Romero made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Romero was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Perez, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Maya Benitez was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Pueblo Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Silver Creek only posted a batting average of .160.
Meanwhile, Severance came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Thunder.
Pueblo Central has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Severance, their win bumped their record up to 19-4-1.
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