Football Preview: Pueblo Central Wildcats vs. Canon City Tigers
Pueblo Central has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Canon City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pueblo Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
Pueblo Central will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up three points back in September, then bounced right back against Pueblo Centennial last Friday. Pueblo Central simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pueblo Centennial 56-0 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Genaro Pino was his usual excellent self, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 129 yards while completing 72.7% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pueblo Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Canon City owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Littleton. The two-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Pueblo Central's record is now 4-1. As for Canon City, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Pueblo Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Canon City in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 42-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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