The Doherty Spartans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pueblo East Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Doherty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Doherty will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Fountain-Fort Carson, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Doherty was the clear victor by a 17-6 margin over Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Spartans as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Cayla Baker was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Cordova, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Doherty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pueblo East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Pueblo Centennial.
Ana Gonzalez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a home run and a stolen base.
Doherty's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-13. As for Pueblo East, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
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