After a string of 11 wins, Pueblo West's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Liberty Lancers by a score of 8-7. The Cyclones were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on September 3rd.
Abigail Fadenrecht was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Fadenrecht was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Bradie Poteet-Herrera made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Abby Bay, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Pueblo West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in nine consecutive games.
Pueblo West's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Pueblo West will square off against Pueblo County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Pueblo West has won four straight at home, while Pueblo County won eight straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Liberty, they will face off against Air Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Liberty has six straight wins, Air Academy has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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