The Pueblo East Eagles will take on the Pueblo County Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pueblo East will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Pueblo East will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Lewis-Palmer, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Pueblo East walked away with a 44-36 victory over Lewis-Palmer on Saturday.
| 02/01/25 @ Lewis-Palmer | 4 |
| 01/31/25 @ Pueblo Central | 5 |
| 01/29/25 @ Pueblo Centennial | 6 |
| 01/28/25 @ Falcon | 6 |
Pueblo East can attribute much of their success to Myah Abeyta, who posted 22 points, and Emilee Hutchings, who put up 13 points and four steals. Hutchings has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brailey Rowe, who scored five points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pueblo County). They really took it to Pueblo South for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-2 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
Pueblo East's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Pueblo County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season.
Pueblo East came up short against Pueblo County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 37-32. Can Pueblo East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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