After flying high against Center two weeks ago, North Fork came back down to earth. The North Fork Miners lost 43-20 to the Monte Vista Pirates on Friday. The Miners were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
Despite the loss, North Fork still got an impressive performance from Derick Sievertsen, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Sievertsen a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, North Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Jacob Pacheco had an outrageously good game for Monte Vista as he rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. Pacheco was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards. Alex Marquez was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
North Fork's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Monte Vista, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
North Fork will challenge Banning Lewis Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Monte Vista, they will square off against Pagosa Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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