The Pueblo West Cyclones won the last time they faced the Elizabeth Cardinals, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Pueblo West strolled past Elizabeth with points to spare, taking the game 63-49. That's two games straight that Pueblo West has won by exactly 14 points.
Pueblo West got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Malachi Stump out in front who scored 16 points along with eight steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Stump has scored at least 25% of Pueblo West's points. Another player making a difference was Marek Crowley, who scored 19 points.
Elizabeth lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Diessen Lindsay, who scored 11 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Connelley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Elizabeth were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
The victory makes it two in a row for Pueblo West and bumps their season record up to 3-3. As for Elizabeth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Pueblo West's road trip will continue as they head out to face Golden at 5:30 p.m. on December 15th. Golden presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Pueblo West in Colorado (Golden is ranked eighth, while Pueblo West is ranked 145th). As for Elizabeth, they will head out on the road to face off against Ponderosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponderosa is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
