Pueblo Centennial has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Florence Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, Pueblo Centennial was the victim of a tough 65-42 defeat at the hands of Harrison.
Despite the defeat, Pueblo Centennial got a solid performance out of Shon West, who scored 14 points along with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The contest was West's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavian Ramos, who scored 8 points.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Florence had to settle for a 54-51 loss against Buena Vista on Thursday. Florence has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Gage Goodall , who scored 16 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals. He scored a full 31.4% of Florence's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Garrett Royer, who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
Their wins bumped Pueblo Centennial to 2-1 and Harrison to 4-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Pueblo Centennial and Florence are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Pueblo Centennial hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 55.7 points per game. However, it's not like Florence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 50 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Pueblo Centennial couldn't quite finish off Florence in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 and fell 81-79. Will Pueblo Centennial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
