Elizabeth has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Pueblo East Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Elizabeth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Elizabeth's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sierra with a sharp 13-0 win. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by eight runs or more this season.
Aurelia Espinoza was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Braelyn Allison was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jessie VanAernam, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Pueblo East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Junta.
Elizabeth's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Pueblo East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
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