Basketball Game Preview: Pueblo Warriors vs. Walden Grove Red Wolves

The Pueblo Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Walden Grove Red Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Pueblo lost 80-59 to Nogales on Wednesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Apaches recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Walden Grove came into Wednesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ironwood Ridge 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Red Wolves have posted since December 12, 2024.

Walden Grove's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 14-11. As for Pueblo, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.

Everything went Pueblo's way against Walden Grove in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as Pueblo made off with a 61-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.