On a rainy night at Dutch Clark Stadium, no. 4 Pueblo Central took on no. 12 Pueblo East in a battle of league opponents and top teams in Class 3A.
The Wildcats came in with only one loss on their record, while the Eagles had two. The winner of this game likely ends up winning the 3A Southern League title.
With a back-and-forth game late in the second half, the Eagles outpaced the Wildcats to come away with a 41-36 victory off a game-winning touchdown pass from Dolphka Lewis to Chaz Leyba.
Eagles steal a win from the Wildcats
“Going into a city rivalry game with league championship aspirations on the line, this was going to be a big one,” Coach Tony Valdez said after the game. “There was no doubt that we were going to come out fired up, ready to go.”…