Basketball Game Preview: Pueblo South Colts vs. Palmer Ridge Bears

The Pueblo South Colts will venture away from home to face off against the Palmer Ridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pueblo South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season.

Palmer Ridge will be up against a hot Pueblo South team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Pueblo South slipped by Pueblo County 46-45 on Friday.

Pueblo South's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was J'Rell Williams, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Christian Vigil, who earned 11 points.

Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Cheyenne Mountain on Friday, taking the game 74-63. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly 11 points.

The victory got Pueblo South back to even at 8-8. As for Palmer Ridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.

Everything came up roses for Pueblo South against Palmer Ridge when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as the team secured an 83-34 victory. In that match, Pueblo South amassed a halftime lead of 45-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.