Pagosa Springs Pirates (Pagosa Springs, CO) followers went home pleased Friday as they saw their football squad smash the visiting Gunnison Cowboys (Gunnison, CO), 49-14 in a league match.

The Pirates (4-3) will now prepare for their match against Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO). The Panthers come into the 2A Intermountain match with a 4-3 record. In their last match, Montezuma-Cortez was routed by Alamosa (Alamosa, CO), 40-0, in a league match.

Coming up next, the Cowboys confront the Bayfield Wolverines (Bayfield, CO) in a 2A Intermountain match, on Saturday, October 25. Gunnison will attempt to upgrade on its 0-7 season record. The Wolverines go into the battle with a 3-4 record after their 10-9 league loss to Salida (Salida, CO).