The Pueblo East Eagles were the 48-44 winner over the Pueblo West Cyclones when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Pueblo East was outmatched by Pueblo West on the road and fell 67-32. While losing is never fun, Pueblo East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Pueblo West is ranked 101st).
Despite the defeat, Pueblo East saw an underclassman step up: Micah Herring scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Herring has scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pueblo West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Logan Montgomery, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Montgomery has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Trujillo, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Pueblo East's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Pueblo West, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7.
Pueblo East will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Pueblo Central at 7:30 p.m. Pueblo Central has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 289 points over their last five contests. As for Pueblo West, they will head out on the road to challenge Pueblo Centennial at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo West is facing Pueblo Centennial at the right time seeing as Pueblo Centennial is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
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