Pueblo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against the Morenci Wildcats, falling 82-58. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Wildcats are ranked 34th).
Pueblo lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aiden Cruz, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 37.9% of Pueblo's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Carranza, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to six steals and five assists.
Pueblo's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Morenci, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Pueblo has already played their next contest, a 49-46 defeat against St. Johns on the 20th. As for Morenci, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 60-59 victory against Fort Thomas on the 20th.
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