Soccer Recap: Pueblo Central vs. Pueblo County
Pueblo Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 9-0 loss at the hands of the Pueblo County Hornets. While losing is never fun, Pueblo Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Pueblo County is ranked ninth).
Pueblo Central was without their leading scorer, Sage Alfonso, in Thursday's game. With Alfonso sitting this one out, Saidah Howard got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 35.6).
Pueblo Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Pueblo County, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Pueblo Central will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against Harrison at 10:00 a.m. Harrison is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season. As for Pueblo County, they will head out on the road to face off against Lewis-Palmer at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lewis-Palmer's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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