Pueblo West is 10-0 against Pueblo Central since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pueblo West Cyclones have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pueblo West's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pueblo East 2-0.
The result came thanks to Logan King's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joseph Mendoza, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Colts as they made off with a 10-3 win.
Anthony Trujillo made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Trujillo was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ethan Ayala was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Arguello, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
The victory got Pueblo West back to even at 9-9. As for Pueblo Central, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Pueblo West beat Pueblo Central 14-10 when the teams last played on April 11th. Will Pueblo West repeat their success, or does Pueblo Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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