The Pueblo Central Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pueblo Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Pueblo Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They came out on top against Pueblo Centennial by a score of 5-0.
The result came thanks to Charley Autobee's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sophia Perez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Moreno, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Discovery Canyon entered their tilt with Lewis-Palmer on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Rangers.
Bella Holcomb made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Holcomb was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Discovery Canyon let Jasmine Castro and Izzie Ackerman loose on the outfield. Castro went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Ackerman scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5. Castro has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor McCann, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Discovery Canyon lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pueblo Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Discovery Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Pueblo Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Discovery Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pueblo Central suffered a grim 17-7 defeat to Discovery Canyon in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Pueblo Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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