The Pueblo County Hornets lost against the Pueblo Central Wildcats back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Pueblo County was the victim of a tough 56-36 defeat at the hands of Pueblo Central. Pueblo County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Pueblo County still got an impressive performance from Dominic Mauro, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Mauro also posted two blocks for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lowry Kirkland, who scored 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pueblo Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaime Enciso gonzalez, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Tayvon Evans, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Pueblo County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Pueblo Central, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pueblo County's road trip will continue as they head out to face Pueblo South at 7:30 p.m. on February 8th. Hopefully Pueblo County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Monday. As for Pueblo Central, they will head out on the road to take on Pueblo East at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo Central is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
