The Pueblo South Colts came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 80-76 win over Pueblo West. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Maurice Austin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 41 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Austin is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caeden Herrera, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Pueblo West's loss came despite strong showings from Logan Montgomery and Andrew Trujillo. Montgomery scored 33 points along with five rebounds, while Trujillo dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Montgomery has scored all season. Micah Campos was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pueblo West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pueblo South only pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
Pueblo South is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Pueblo West, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
Pueblo South will head out on the road to take on Pueblo Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo Central is on a five-game streak of home wins, Pueblo South a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Pueblo West will take on Pueblo County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Averaging 62.27 points so far this season, Pueblo West's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Pueblo County better be ready for a challenge.
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