The Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday to play the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Pueblo Centennial's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Coronado on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Cougars on the road and fell 40-0.
Meanwhile, Pueblo Central's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They lost 27-3 to Moorpark. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 27th in Colorado, while the Musketeers are ranked 113th in California).
Pueblo Central's loss came about despite a quality game from Genaro Pino, who rushed for 120 yards. The dominant performance gave Pino a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Pueblo Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pueblo Centennial dropped their record down to 0-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pueblo Central, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Pueblo Centennial was taken down by Pueblo Central 52-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Pueblo Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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