After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cheyenne Mountain, Pueblo Centennial was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Lewis-Palmer Rangers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
Ellie Zinanti was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5 innings per game. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Alexa Pacheco was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Danika Rivera, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Pueblo Centennial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis-Palmer only posted a batting average of .250.
Pueblo Centennial's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Lewis-Palmer, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Pueblo Centennial will welcome Pueblo Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lewis-Palmer, they will challenge Cheyenne Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
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