After flying high against Kermit last Friday, Pecos came back down to earth. The Pecos Eagles had to suffer through a 56-29 loss at the hands of the Greenwood Rangers. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the loss, Pecos still got an impressive performance from Colt Salgado, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 153 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Salgado a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Pecos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pecos now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Greenwood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pecos will square off against Monahans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Greenwood, they will venture away from home to square off against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenwood will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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