Football Game Preview: Pueblo East Eagles vs. Pueblo County Hornets + How To Watch

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Previous Games

11/08/24 - Away	33-20 W
11/03/23 - Away	32-21 W
11/03/22 - Home	24-14 W
10/08/21 - Away	13-7 W
10/25/19 - Away	23-6 W
+ 4 more games

Pueblo East is a perfect 9-0 against Pueblo County since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Hornets at 7:00 p.m.

Pueblo East blew Coronado out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Coronado got their revenge. The Eagles fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 24-21. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Dolphka Lewis and Thomas Buckmiller. Buckmiller had a great game and threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Lewis was balling out in the loss, rushing for 194 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 12.1 yards per carry.

Even if they lost, Pueblo East's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Dominic Gallegos was the leader with 2.5. Another thorn in Coronado's side was Sam Kirkland, who made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.

Meanwhile, Pueblo County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 22-15.

Pueblo County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Gonzales and Fonzie Maes. Gonzales has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played.

Pueblo East's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-4. As for Pueblo County, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.

Pueblo East beat Pueblo County 33-20 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Hornets' Patrick Noga, who picked up 66 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 58 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the Eagles to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.