It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pueblo County can now relate to. They lost 67-41 to the Frederick Golden Eagles on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 29th).
Rylee Stupnik
| 03/01/25 @ Frederick | 71% |
| 01/27/25 vs Pueblo Central | 62% |
| 12/06/24 vs Dakota Ridge | 58% |
| 12/12/23 vs Mesa Ridge | 58% |
| 12/08/23 vs Cheyenne Mountain | 58% |
Ashlyn Ortiz and Rylee Stupnik certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Ortiz shot 63% from the field on her way to 12 points and six rebounds, while Stupnik went 5-for-7 en route to 10 points along with five boards and three blocks. The dominant performance also gave Stupnik a new career-high in field goal percentage (71%). Another player making a difference was Cloie Cortez, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pueblo County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Rylee Gallegos was a one-woman wrecking crew for Frederick as she shot 85% from the field to rack up 25 points and seven steals. Gallegos continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Wittler, who scored 17 points in addition to seven assists and five steals.
Pueblo County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points on average over those games. As for Frederick, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Pueblo County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Frederick, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lewis-Palmer at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Frederick has won 13 straight at home dating back to last season, while Lewis-Palmer won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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