Pueblo Centennial has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the La Junta Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Pueblo Centennial lost 18-5 to Pueblo East on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Pueblo Centennial in their matchups with Pueblo East: they've now lost eight in a row.
Pueblo Centennial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Villegas, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, La Junta can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Salida as La Junta made off with a 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for La Junta.
Tyler Malden made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Malden was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tony Rodriquez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Eli Stokes, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Pueblo Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for La Junta, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Pueblo Centennial suffered a grim 17-9 defeat to La Junta when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Pueblo Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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