The Pueblo South Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Pueblo South beat Mesa Ridge 67-58. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pueblo South.
Maurice Austin was a one-man wrecking crew for Pueblo South as he scored 35 points along with 9 assists and 7 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Austin has scored at least 25% of Pueblo South's points. Another player making a difference was Sergio Salazar, who scored 9 points along with 4 steals.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Palmer faced Mead in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lewis-Palmer skirted past Mead 60-57. Winning may never get old, but Lewis-Palmer sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lewis-Palmer had a senior duo take command as Cohen Edmondson scored 23 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals and Damarion Jelks scored 15 points. The match was Edmondson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Johnson, who scored 11 points.
Their wins bumped Pueblo South to 2-1 and Mesa Ridge to 4-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Pueblo South and Lewis-Palmer are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Pueblo South hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 59 points per game. It's a different story for Lewis-Palmer, though, as they've been averaging only 64 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Pueblo South came up short against Lewis-Palmer in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 65-61. Will Pueblo South have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
