Pueblo is 7-2 against Sahuaro since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pueblo Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Sahuaro Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Pueblo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Pueblo can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past Flowing Wells 14-8. That's two games straight that Pueblo has won by exactly six runs.
Belen Camacho made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Camacho was even better at the plate, going 5-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Pueblo let Renata Nu?ez and Sofia Larribas loose on the outfield. Nu?ez went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, while Larribas scored three runs. Alyssa Pallanes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Sahuaro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-0 walloping at the hands of Salpointe Catholic.
The win made it two in a row for Pueblo and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Sahuaro, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Sahuaro's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Pueblo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Sahuaro, though, as they've been averaging only 2.2. Will Pueblo keep running through batters, or will Sahuaro buck the trend?
Pueblo beat Sahuaro 8-4 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sahuaro's Emily Marsh, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pueblo still be able to contain Marsh? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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