Pueblo Centennial is 1-9 against Pueblo County since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Hornets at 4:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Pueblo Centennial turned things around against Harrison on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 15-0 shutout. The Bulldogs not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 10th (when they won 15-0).
Meanwhile, Pueblo County had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 11-1 win. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Pueblo County pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Pueblo Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 3-14.
Pueblo Centennial might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Pueblo County in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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