La Cueva is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Pinnacle. The Bears were dealt a 44-0 loss at the hands of the Pioneers. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pioneers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Pinnacle had a senior duo take command as Drew Varsano threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns and Gavin Hammond gained 120 total yards and two touchdowns.
La Cueva's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Cueva will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sandia at 7:00 p.m. on September 12. As for Pinnacle, they will square off against Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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