The Falcon Falcons will square off against the Pueblo County Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Falcon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
On Tuesday, Falcon needed a bit of extra time to put away The Classical Academy. They snuck past the Titans with a 65-59 victory.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Tyler Cox and Ky Walker. Cox had a great game and went 8 for 11 en route to 20 points and four steals. Meanwhile, Walker did his best for the losing side, putting up 18 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Pueblo County came up short against Lutheran on Tuesday and fell 76-64. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Lions are ranked 24th).
Falcon will need focus on slowing down Lowry Kirkland, one of several Pueblo County players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 13 on his way to 20 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Cole Barger, who went 6 for 13 en route to 18 points.
Falcon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Pueblo County, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-7.
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