It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pueblo County had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lewis-Palmer Rangers a 10-0 shutout. Pueblo County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by eight runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Johnathan Gonzales's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Pueblo County's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Glenn, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caulin Pighetti, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pueblo County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Lewis-Palmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Pueblo County will challenge Windsor at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Windsor is coming into the game with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning Pueblo County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. Lewis-Palmer does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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