It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Aurora Central can now relate to. They came up short against the Pueblo East Eagles on Tuesday, falling 70-49.
Despite the loss, Aurora Central still got an impressive performance from Alejandro (Alex) Flores, who went 8-for-16 on his way to 24 points. Another player making a difference was Ual Yonas, who posted eight points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Aurora Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their fourth loss (out of 15 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pueblo East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaden Garcia, who went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc to rack up 23 points and four steals. Garcia has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Enzo Pecoraro, who put up eight points along with eight assists and six boards.
Aurora Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. The win was the seventh in a row for Pueblo East, bringing their record for this year to 17-7.
Aurora Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pueblo East, they will take on Windsor at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Windsor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.7 points per game this season.
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