Pueblo Central and Pueblo County are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pueblo Central Wildcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Pueblo County Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Pueblo Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Pueblo County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pueblo Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Pueblo South on Thursday as Pueblo Central made off with an 18-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pueblo County waltzed into their match on Saturday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Golden Eagles.
Olivia Nesbit spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted in she last seven contests.
At the plate, Pueblo County's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Parlett, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Pueblo Central pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pueblo County, their record now sits at 17-1.
Pueblo Central came up short against Pueblo County when the teams last played on September 5th, falling 4-0. Can Pueblo Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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