Gunnison extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Graden Buckhanan. The Gunnison Cowboys took down the Salida Spartans 43-27 on Friday thanks in part to Buckhanan, who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 152 rushing yards.
Buckhanan was just one part of a punishing run game: Gunnison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Gunnison: they were averaging 84.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 272.
Gunnison didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Talon Kibler and Malchijah Perez.
Salida lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bryce Rodrigue, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rodrigue also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles. Eli Schwarz was another key player, having thrown for 251 yards and three touchdowns.
Gunnison's record now sits at 3-6. As for Salida, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Gunnison nor Salida have any future games scheduled.
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