Pueblo East has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Coronado Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Pueblo East was fully in charge, breezing past Canon City 39-6. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pueblo East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justus Freeman, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Izaiah Trujillo did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
Pueblo East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coronado). They blew past Sierra 45-8 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Thomas Buckmiller went supernova for Coronado, throwing for 336 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Buckmiller a new career-high in rushing yards (nine). Lyrik Smith did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 100 receiving yards.
Coronado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lucky Taraborelli and Antonio Terrones. Taraborelli is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
Pueblo East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Coronado, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Pueblo East against Coronado in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 49-0 win. Does Pueblo East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coronado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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