After flying high against Harrison last Saturday, Pueblo Central came back down to earth. The Pueblo Central Wildcats fell 58-50 to the Pueblo County Hornets on Thursday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hornets earlier this season, when they won 69-50.
Darryll Davis
| 02/13/25 @ Pueblo County | 16 |
| 02/06/25 vs Pueblo South | 13 |
| 01/09/25 @ Widefield | 9 |
| 12/05/24 vs Palisade | 8 |
| 12/20/24 @ Montrose | 7 |
Pueblo Central's loss came despite strong showings from Ladamien Davis and Darryll Davis. Ladamien dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds, while Darryll posted 16 points and five assists. Those 16 points gave Darryll a new career-high. DeAngelo Martinez also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Pueblo County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cole Barger out in front who went 6-for-10 en route to 17 points and five boards. Lowry Kirkland was another key player, going 7-for-17 to rack up 19 points and three steals.
Pueblo Central's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 12-8. As for Pueblo County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-12.
Pueblo Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-37 loss against Rampart on the 15th. As for Pueblo County, they will take on Pueblo South at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Pueblo County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
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