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| 04/15/25 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 04/13/24 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 8-6 W |
| 04/15/23 - Away | 12-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pueblo County has gone 8-2 against Pueblo South recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Hornets will welcome the Colts at 1:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pueblo County comes in on 11 and Pueblo South on three.
Pueblo County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Pueblo Centennial. Considering the Hornets have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Nick Hernandez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Fonzie Maes was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Pueblo County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Pueblo South hadn't done well against Pueblo Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Colts narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Wildcats 2-0.
Not much got past MJ Molina, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Pueblo Central off the board.
On the hitting side, Pueblo South's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Guerra, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Pueblo County's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pueblo South, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Pueblo County came out on top in a nail-biter against Pueblo South in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Colts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
