Pueblo County and Pueblo West are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Pueblo County Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Pueblo County's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pueblo East. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pueblo County in their matchups with Pueblo East: they've now lost three in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Johnathan Gonzales, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. He hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Mauro, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Pueblo West's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 80-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pueblo South. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (69), Pueblo West still had to take the loss.
Pueblo County has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Pueblo West, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
Pueblo County was taken down by Pueblo West 62-34 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pueblo West's Andrew Trujillo, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 18 rebounds. Now that Pueblo County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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