Buena lost against Pueblo back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Buena Colts lost 70-44 to the Pueblo Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Warriors are ranked 28th).
Several Colts players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Taegan Allred, who posted two points and ten rebounds. Icsiss Perez was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Buena was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pueblo only racked up eight assists.
America Cazares continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pueblo, going 13 of 23 on her way to 31 points and seven steals. Cazares has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 19 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Galindo, who went 7 for 14 en route to 15 points and five steals.
Buena has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Pueblo, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Buena will face off against Nogales at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nogales has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Pueblo, they will challenge Flowing Wells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pueblo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.1 points per game this season.
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