The Pueblo County Hornets will take on the Pueblo South Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo County is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.
Pueblo County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Castle View on Saturday as Pueblo County made off with an 18-6 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Tylee Glenn was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Maddyn Doose, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pueblo South didn't have quite enough to beat Pueblo Centennial on Tuesday and fell 8-7.
Akoya Adams was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Meah Tillman, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Pueblo County pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pueblo South, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Pueblo South's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pueblo County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Pueblo South, though, as they've been averaging 9.7. Given Pueblo County's sizable advantage in that area, Pueblo South will need to find a way to close that gap.
Pueblo County took their victory against Pueblo South when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 22-0. Will Pueblo County repeat their success, or does Pueblo South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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