Pueblo lost against Cienega back in November of 2017 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Pueblo Warriors took a blow against the Cienega Bobcats, falling 78-50. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Bobcats are ranked 47th).
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Despite the defeat, Pueblo had strong showings from Silverio Rivera, who posted 13 points, and Anthony Carranza, who had 11 points. Carranza has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. IsaI Valenzuela was another key player, putting up five points.
It was another big night for Thomas Noyes, who went 13 of 17 en route to 32 points and eight boards for Cienega. Those 32 points gave Noyes a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Moore, who put up seven points and eight assists.
Pueblo's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Cienega, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-5.
Pueblo will venture away from home to challenge Nogales at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Nogales is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season. As for Cienega, they will be playing at home against Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cienega knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 matchups -- so hopefully Buena likes a good challenge.
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