Recap: Bayfield Wolverines vs. Pagosa Springs Pirates
The Bayfield Wolverines lost against the Pagosa Springs Pirates back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Bayfield took a serious blow against Pagosa Springs, falling 40-7. Bayfield was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-0.
Despite the loss, Bayfield still got an impressive performance from Keaton Pickering, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Seth Zeigler was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 68 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Creede Dozier was another key contributor, throwing for 73 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Bayfield and nudges their season record down to 1-8. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 9-0 Delta (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 83.3% over those games). As for Pagosa Springs, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Bayfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Pagosa Springs will head out on the road to face off against La Junta at 1:00 p.m. on November 4th. La Junta is on a five-game streak of home wins, Pagosa Springs a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
