Pueblo South and Pueblo Central are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Pueblo South Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pueblo South is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Palmer Ridge just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell to the Bears 58-54.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 76-44 win over the Bulldogs. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pueblo Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Pueblo South, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Pueblo South came up short against Pueblo Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 64-56. Can Pueblo South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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