The Pueblo West Cyclones are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Vista Ridge Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pueblo West is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Pueblo West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lutheran 47-21 two weeks ago. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cyclones just coasted through the last quarter.
Gavin Ray Lockett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. Brock Keck was Ray Lockett's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pueblo West's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Jason Marquez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge's undefeated season came to an end after three games last Thursday. They were dealt a 42-7 loss at the hands of Columbine. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Pueblo West's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Vista Ridge, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Pueblo West was dealt a bruising 55-7 loss at the hands of Vista Ridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2015. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pueblo West was down 35-7.
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