Pueblo had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-14 to make it six. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to the Flowing Wells Caballeros, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Caballeros this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on Tuesday.
Luis Barron was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Flowing Wells, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-16-1. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly ten runs.
On Flowing Wells' side, Yandel Rios-Arvayo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Rios-Arvayo was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Brady Vanderlaske and Adrian Soto did most of the damage at the plate: Vanderlaske got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Soto went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Soto a new career-high. Bruce Gonzalez was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Pueblo and Flowing Wells could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. The Warriors will face off against Nogales at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (191 vs. 29). Meanwhile, Flowing Wells (ranked 157th) will meet Buena (ranked 22nd) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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