Football Recap: Sunrise Mountain Comes Up Short

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Sunrise Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Durango Trailblazers by a score of 23-20. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Miners of the 31-14 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2019.

Makai Miller had a dynamite game for Durango, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown. Heriberto Velez-Mercado did his part by putting the 'special' in special teams, booting in three field goals.

Sunrise Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Durango, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Las Vegas the next time they take the field. Sunrise Mountain will host Las Vegas at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Durango will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on October 18th.

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