The Pueblo East Eagles will head out to challenge the Pueblo South Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pueblo East has seven straight victories, Pueblo South has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pueblo East is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Pueblo Centennial: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pueblo East blew Pueblo Centennial out of the water with a 71-24 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Pueblo East's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Myah Abeyta, who went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc to rack up 29 points in addition to six steals and five assists, and Ilyne Avila, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten blocks. Thanks to that strong game, Abeyta now owns an excellent 41.3% three-point shooting accuracy. Sammie Alzate was another key player, putting up six points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Pueblo South came up short against Pueblo Central on Friday, falling 37-17.
Pueblo East pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.3 points. As for Pueblo South, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Everything came up roses for Pueblo East against Pueblo South in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 90-9 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo East since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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