Buena is a perfect 5-0 against Pueblo since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Colts will welcome the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buena has six straight wins, Pueblo has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Buena barely beat Nogales the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Colts blew past the Apaches 14-4 on Thursday. Considering the Colts have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Huntar Herbert
| 04/03/25 @ Nogales | 3 |
| 03/11/25 vs Walden Grove | 2 |
| 03/26/24 vs Cholla | 2 |
| 02/24/24 vs Marana | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Mountain View | 1 |
Huntar Herbert was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Bryson Haymore was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Buena 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 Nogales only posted a batting average of .143.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Pueblo's offense. They came up short against Cienega on Thursday, falling 9-0.
Pueblo's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Buena, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Pueblo's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Buena has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Pueblo, though, as they've been averaging 9 hits. Given Buena's sizable advantage in that area, the Warriors will need to find a way to close that gap.
Buena took their win against Pueblo in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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