After flying high against Canon City last Friday, Pueblo Central came back down to earth. The Pueblo Central Wildcats took a 41-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pueblo East Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Even though they lost, Pueblo Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pueblo East found their leader in sophomore Dolphka Lewis, who threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Izaiah Trujillo was Lewis' top target, picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pueblo Central's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Pueblo East, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Pueblo Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 51-0 win against Pueblo County on the 25th. Pueblo East has also already played their next game, a 39-6 victory against Canon City on the 24th.
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