Pueblo South is 1-9 against Pueblo West since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pueblo South Colts will be playing at home against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 4:00 p.m. Pueblo South will be strutting in after a victory while Pueblo West will be coming in after a loss.
Pueblo South's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Pueblo Centennial with a sharp 11-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Pueblo South has managed all season.
Aiden Teschner was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Adan Batista was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Pueblo West unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pueblo County. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, Pueblo West couldn't push the score so high this time.
Keegan Tack made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Pueblo South's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13. As for Pueblo West, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Pueblo South suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Pueblo West when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pueblo West's Cameron Mares, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Pueblo South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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