Pueblo West is 10-0 against Pueblo County since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pueblo West Cyclones will head out on the road to square off against the Pueblo County Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pueblo West sitting on three straight victories and Pueblo County on five.
Pueblo West can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 84-15 win over Pueblo South. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-8.
Pueblo West's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makenna McGraw, who scored 17 points along with three steals. It was the first time this season that McGraw scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trynity Martin, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Pueblo County didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Pueblo East on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 37-32 victory.
Pueblo County found their leader in underclassman Tylee Glenn, who scored 11 points along with three blocks. Rylee Stupnik was another key contributor, scoring five points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Pueblo West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Pueblo County, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant centers against one another: Martin and Stupnik. Martin has been dynamite this season: she has averaged 12 points, 2 steals, and 8.2 rebounds. For her part, Stupnik has averaged 10.8 points, 2.2 blocks, and 1.7 steals.
Everything went Pueblo West's way against Pueblo County in their previous matchup back in January as Pueblo West made off with a 60-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo West since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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