The Gunnison Cowboys will take on the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gunnison will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Gunnison is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Alamosa on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gunnison was dealt a 44-15 loss at the hands of Alamosa. The Cowboys were down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Gunnison might have lost, but man, Graden Buckhanan was a machine: he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Gunnison's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Jacob Frey was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs entered their match against Bayfield on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pagosa Springs fell just short of Bayfield by a score of 30-28. Despite 283 more yards than the Wolverines, the Pirates couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Pagosa Springs got top-tier performance from Colton Lucero, who rushed for 400 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Lucero a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Pagosa Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 541 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Gunnison's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Pagosa Springs, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
Gunnison took a serious blow against Pagosa Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 56-7. Will Gunnison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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