The Pueblo West Cyclones will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo West will be strutting in after a victory while Liberty will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Pueblo West didn't have too much trouble with Air Academy as they won 72-53. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Kadets are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-49 heartbreaker at the hands of Doherty. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lancers have suffered since February 13, 2024.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Pueblo West, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Pueblo West came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in January, falling 67-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's London Praytor, who dropped a double-double with 31 points and 18 rebounds. Now that Pueblo West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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