Pueblo County is 0-10 against the Wildcats since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pueblo County Hornets are on the road again and plays the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on February 5th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Pueblo County lost to the Grizzlies on the road by a decisive 65-49 margin. Pueblo County has not had much luck with the Grizzlies recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Pueblo West by a score of 62-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), Pueblo Central still had to take the loss.
The losing side was boosted by Xavier Davis, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Darrin Hemphill, who scored 16 points.
Pueblo County has not been sharp recently as the team's lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season. As for Pueblo Central, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Pueblo County came up short against the Wildcats in their previous meeting back in January, falling 55-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Pueblo County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
