Pueblo West won the last time they faced Pueblo Central, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pueblo West Cyclones walked away with a 6-2 win over the Pueblo Central Wildcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pueblo West.
Pueblo West got a great performance from Cameron Mares as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Mares has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Hanson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Mendoza, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Pueblo Central's side, they 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.
Even though they lost, Pueblo Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Pueblo West now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Pueblo Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pueblo West will challenge Pueblo Centennial at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pueblo Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Pueblo County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pueblo County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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