After two games on the road, Pueblo County is heading back home. They will take on the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pueblo County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Pueblo County will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 12) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Pueblo South.
JJ Barger looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Julian Reyes was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Pat Noga Jr., who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pueblo West. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Pueblo Central couldn't push the score so high this time.
Pueblo Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Trujillo, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Pueblo County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Pueblo Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pueblo County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pueblo Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pueblo County beat Pueblo Central 8-4 in their previous meeting back in April. Will Pueblo County repeat their success, or does Pueblo Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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