Football Preview: Montezuma-Cortez Panthers vs. Pagosa Springs Pirates
The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montezuma-Cortez will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Montezuma-Cortez earned a 28-21 victory over Alamosa. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly seven points.
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs ended up a good deal behind Gunnison on Friday and lost 41-25. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pagosa Springs' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Creede Dozier, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and Colton Lucero, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown. Lucero's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 150 rushing yards dating back to last season. 94 of those passing yards were hauled in by Seth Zeigler.
Montezuma-Cortez pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Pagosa Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Montezuma-Cortez couldn't quite finish off Pagosa Springs in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 20-17. Thankfully for Montezuma-Cortez, Gavin Lindahl (who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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