Football Recap: Coronado Cougars vs. Sierra Stallions
Coronado's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 45-8 victory over the Sierra Stallions. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Thomas Buckmiller had an outrageously good game as he threw for 336 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (nine). Zen Groves also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Coronado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lucky Taraborelli and Antonio Terrones. Taraborelli is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
Coronado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win snapped Coronado's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Sierra, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coronado will be playing in front of their home fans against Pueblo East at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo East knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Coronado likes a good challenge. As for Sierra, they will head out on the road to square off against Pueblo Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pueblo Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season.
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