Pueblo East has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Pueblo Central Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pueblo East, who comes in off a win.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, a fact Pueblo East proved on Friday. They snuck past Pueblo West with a 48-44 win.
Jaden Garcia and Izaiah Trujillo were among the main playmakers for Pueblo East as the former scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals and the latter scored 24 points along with six rebounds. Trujillo continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Villafon, who scored six points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Pueblo Central's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 64-46 bruising from Harrison.
Pueblo Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Xavier Davis, who scored 13 points along with two blocks, and Ladamien Davis who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Davis is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jaime Enciso gonzalez, who scored five points.
Pueblo East's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Pueblo Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's game: Pueblo East have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 5.1 threes per game. It's a different story for Pueblo Central, though, as they've been averaging only 6.6 threes per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pueblo East came up short against Pueblo Central when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 60-50. Can Pueblo East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
