Flowing Wells was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Pueblo Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Caballeros this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-49 two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, Flowing Wells still got an impressive performance from Jose Cureses, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Isaias Encinas was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Caballeros
| 02/07/25 vs Pueblo | 13 |
| 12/21/24 vs Crismon | 11 |
| 12/04/24 vs Mountain View | 10 |
| 01/29/25 vs Desert View | 9 |
| 12/19/24 vs Santa Rita | 9 |
Cureses wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Flowing Wells was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Pueblo was led to victory by Javier Mancera and Anthony Carranza. Mancera went 6 of 7 to rack up 14 points, while Carranza went 8 for 17 en route to 19 points and five boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Carranza has scored at least a third of Pueblo's points. Another player making a difference was Vez Chavez, who posted five points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Flowing Wells' defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Pueblo, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-18.
Coming up, Flowing Wells will head out to square off against Nogales at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pueblo, they will welcome Cienega at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cienega's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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