The Pueblo County Hornets will square off against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Pueblo County is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Pueblo County heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Friday. They fell just short of Falcon by a score of 5-4.
Roy Higinbotham put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Higinbotham has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive pitching appearances. Higinbotham was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Pueblo County got a good showing from Jonas Chavira, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Higinbotham wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Johnathan Gonzales, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Palmer faced Golden in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lewis-Palmer fell 4-0 to Golden. The match marked the first time this season in which Lewis-Palmer was not able to get on the board.
Pueblo County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Lewis-Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Pueblo County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .381. However, it's not like Lewis-Palmer struggles in that department as they've averaged .320. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Pueblo County couldn't quite finish off Lewis-Palmer when the teams last played back in April and fell 10-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewis-Palmer's Danny Cook, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Now that Pueblo County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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