The Mead Mavericks will square off against the Pueblo County Hornets at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mead made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Pueblo South, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went Mead's way against Pueblo South on Tuesday as Mead made off with a 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Kaleb Walter tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Ryan St Aubin and Edison Burke did most of the damage at the plate: St Aubin scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Burke scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs Burke has posted since back in April of 2024. Charlie Baker was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Pueblo County's way against Skyline on Tuesday as Pueblo County made off with an 8-1 victory.
Mead's record is now 2-0. As for Pueblo County, their record now sits at an identical 2-0.
Mead beat Pueblo County 8-5 in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Does Mead have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pueblo County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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