A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pueblo Central Wildcats face off against the Evergreen Cougars at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Pueblo Central's tournament run continued when they took on Pagosa Springs last Saturday. Pueblo Central blew past Pagosa Springs 73-45. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
Pueblo Central found their leader in sophomore Jayden Jones, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrin Hemphill, who had eight points.
Pueblo Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Evergreen beat Bear Creek 57-49 last Saturday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Bears are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pueblo Central better keep an eye on Roby Mitchem. He was instrumental in Evergreen's win, putting up 16 points. The dominant performance gave Mitchem a new career-high in points. Drew Yager was another key player, posting 14 points and five rebounds.
Pueblo Central's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Evergreen, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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