Football Game Preview: Pueblo Central Wildcats vs. Coronado Cougars

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Previous 3 Games

11/08/24 - Home	59-7 W
09/15/23 - Away	54-14 W
09/16/22 - Home	63-30 W

Pueblo Central is a perfect 3-0 against Coronado since September of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Pueblo Central will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Sierra on Friday. The Wildcats blew past the Stallions, posting a 39-6 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Wildcats' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Brody Renner was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.

Pueblo Central's run defense was locked in: Sierra could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The Wildcats' run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.33 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.17 on average over their last five games.

Meanwhile, Coronado sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over Pueblo East on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.

The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Thomas Buckmiller and Dolphka Lewis. Buckmiller had a great game and threw for 323 yards and three TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Lewis was balling out in the loss, rushing for 194 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 12.1 yards per carry.

Coronado's record now sits at 6-3. As for Pueblo Central, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-6.

Everything came up roses for Pueblo Central against Coronado in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 59-7 win. In that matchup, the Wildcats amassed a halftime lead of 52-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.