Pueblo Central is 1-9 against Pueblo East since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pueblo Central Wildcats will face off against the Pueblo East Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Pueblo Central is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pueblo Central took on Canon City on Friday. Pueblo Central blew past Canon City 35-12. The Wildcats pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, while Pueblo East put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Sierra. Pueblo East simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Sierra 56-0 at home. That looming 56-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Pueblo East's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dion Allsworth, who threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run Izaiah Trujillo was another key receiver, picking up 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pueblo East's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Michael Mccullough with two sacks.
Pueblo Central's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Pueblo East, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Pueblo Central didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Pueblo East when the teams last played back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pueblo Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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