Pueblo Centennial's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Pueblo East Eagles as the Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs made off with an 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their one-run performance the match before.
Ellie Zinanti spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Adrianna Lopez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Danika Rivera, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo Centennial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.8.
Pueblo Centennial's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Pueblo East, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Pueblo Centennial will challenge Fountain-Fort Carson at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fountain-Fort Carson is coming into the game with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Pueblo Centennial will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Pueblo East, they will take on Doherty at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Doherty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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