After flying high against Grand Junction Central on Friday, Pueblo Central came back down to earth. The Pueblo Central Wildcats took a 55-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grand Junction Tigers on Saturday. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Pueblo Central still got an impressive performance from Tayvon Evans, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Evans has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Darrin Hemphill was another key player, posting 12 points along with two steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pueblo Central fell to 2-1. As for Grand Junction, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pueblo Central Wildcats take on the Evergreen Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evergreen knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Pueblo Central likes a good challenge. As for Grand Junction, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Delta at 7:30 p.m. on December 18th.
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