La Junta had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 10-9 to make it four. They came up short against the Pueblo Central Wildcats, falling 6-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
As for Pueblo Central, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 16-3. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
For Pueblo Central's part, not much got past Mariah Romero, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep La Junta off the board.
On the hitting side, Sophia Perez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
La Junta has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Lamar on the 30th. As for Pueblo Central, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 22-5 win against Pueblo East on the 30th.
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