Soccer Preview: Pueblo Central vs. Pueblo County
The Pueblo Central Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Pueblo County Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pueblo Central, who comes in off a win.
Pueblo Central will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Pueblo East on Tuesday. Pueblo Central put the hurt on Pueblo East with a sharp 9-1 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 6-0.
Pueblo Central's offense was hitting Pueblo East from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Owen Bensko led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Pueblo County was not quite Canon City's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. The Hornets' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Pueblo Central pushed their record up to 6-4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pueblo County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Pueblo Central suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Pueblo County in their previous meeting back in September. Can Pueblo Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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