There's no place like home for the Pueblo West Cyclones, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They took down Pueblo County 70-53 on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pueblo West also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Logan Montgomery was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Pueblo West's points. Another player making a difference was Malachi Stump, who scored 14 points along with six assists.
Despite the loss, Pueblo County saw an underclassman step up: Lowry Kirkland scored 18 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Johnathan Gonzales was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Pueblo West is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Pueblo County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.
Pueblo West will square off against Mead at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Pueblo West's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine games. Pueblo County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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