Pueblo Central had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against the Discovery Canyon Thunder by a score of 42-34.
Genaro Pino looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Discovery Canyon lost, don't look at Hayden Jones. Despite the final result, he rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Samuel Kobayashi was Jones' top target, picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 70 yards on only six carries.
Pueblo Central will face off against Eaton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Discovery Canyon, they will challenge Pueblo East at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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