If the Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs were riding high off their 68-43 takedown of the Florence Huskies on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Pueblo Centennial suffered a tough 72-51 defeat at the hands of The Vanguard School on Thursday. Pueblo Centennial lost against The Vanguard School in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 90-61 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Pueblo Centennial lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jeffrey Valdez. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points along with 5 rebounds. Valdez scored a full 43.1% of Pueblo Centennial's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shon West, who scored 3 points along with 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
Pueblo Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for The Vanguard School, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pueblo Centennial will take on Rocky Ford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rocky Ford comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for The Vanguard School, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Salida at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
