Football Recap: Pagosa Springs Pirates vs. Montezuma-Cortez Panthers
If Montezuma-Cortez wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Pagosa Springs, they should've done a better job of containing Colton Lucero. The Pagosa Springs Pirates blew past the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers 42-21 on Friday thanks in part to Lucero, who rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 150 rushing yards.
Seth Zeigler was another key player, gaining 155 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (122).
Pagosa Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 537 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Montezuma-Cortez lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Colby Mcmillian, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Tay Wheat got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Pagosa Springs' record is now 5-3. As for Montezuma-Cortez, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Pagosa Springs is taking a road trip to square off against Alamosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alamosa is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Pagosa Springs will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they will welcome Bayfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montezuma-Cortez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season.
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