The Pueblo South Colts's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their 14th straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 47-32 to Pueblo Centennial. Pueblo South found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 27 to ten on offense.
Analisia Rendon was Pueblo South's leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Kyla Cruz held things down on the boards with six rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Pueblo Centennial found their leader in underclassman Ella Greenwood, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Greenwood has scored at least a third of Pueblo Centennial's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Farrer, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Pueblo South's defeat was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-19. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.4 points per game. As for Pueblo Centennial, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13.
Pueblo South will challenge Pueblo West at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Pueblo West focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday. As for Pueblo Centennial, they will be playing at home against Pueblo Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo Central comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
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