Pueblo West entered their tilt with Mead on Saturday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They won by a run and slipped past the Mead Mavericks 17-16. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cyclones also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Abby Bay, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Payton Odell, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in seven consecutive games.
Pueblo West pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Mead, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pueblo West's road trip will continue as they head out to face Pine Creek at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Mead, they will head out to challenge Legacy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mead is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
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