After both having extra time off, the Falcon Falcons and the Pueblo East Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Falcon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Falcon beat Liberty 52-47.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Cobelyn Wiesner and Samira Gantt. Wiesner had a great game and posted 22 points and six steals. Meanwhile, Gantt did her best for the losing side, going 6 of 11 on her way to 17 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Pueblo East waltzed into their match two weeks ago with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Gladiators 65-38. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 27 points or more this season.
Falcon better keep an eye on Myah Abeyta. She was instrumental in Pueblo East's win, going 9 of 12 on her way to 21 points and four steals. Abeyta's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ilyne Avila, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Pueblo East pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Falcon, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Falcon's way against Pueblo East when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Falcon made off with a 61-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falcon 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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