The Pueblo County Hornets will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Holy Family Tigers at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pueblo County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Falcon and snuck past 5-3.
Johnathan Gonzales made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Gonzales was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, JJ Barger looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, Julian Reyes was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Luke Rohrer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Holy Family waltzed into their contest on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with an 11-6 victory over the Falcons. That's two games straight that Holy Family has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Rylan Cooney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Vega, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Pueblo County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Holy Family, their record is now 21-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pueblo County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Holy Family struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pueblo County couldn't quite finish off Holy Family in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 and fell 10-8. Can Pueblo County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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