Preview: Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks vs. Pueblo Central Wildcats
The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will take on the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cheyenne Mountain focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Thursday.
Cheyenne Mountain struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Thursday (Falcon was 24% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Cheyenne Mountain was outmatched by Falcon at home and fell 50-21. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cheyenne Mountain in their matchups with Falcon: they've now lost nine in a row.
Ainsley Norton was Cheyenne Mountain's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Lucy Trunnell held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Trunnell took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central had just enough and edged Pueblo Centennial out 43-41 on Saturday. The win was just what Pueblo Central needed coming off of a 52-20 loss in their prior match.
Danee Cowles was the offensive standout of the match as she scored 14 points. Emeri Whiting was another key contributor, scoring 8 points.
Cheyenne Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pueblo Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Cheyenne Mountain took their victory against Pueblo Central when the teams last played back in January of 2022 by a conclusive 54-33. Will Cheyenne Mountain repeat their success, or does Pueblo Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
