The Pueblo County Hornets will head out to square off against the Falcon Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Pueblo County came up short against Lutheran and fell 76-64. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Lions are ranked 24th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lowry Kirkland, who went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points and five assists. Cole Barger was another key player, going 6 of 13 on his way to 18 points.
Meanwhile, Falcon entered their tilt with The Classical Academy on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They snuck past the Titans with a 65-59 victory.
Falcon's win came from a few key players Pueblo County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tyler Cox, who went 8 for 11 en route to 20 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Christian Bertholf, who posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
Falcon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Pueblo County, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
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