Pagosa Springs was the 56-7 winner over Gunnison when they last played one another back in October of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. The match between the Pagosa Springs Pirates and the Gunnison Cowboys wasn't particularly close, with the Pagosa Springs Pirates falling 41-25. The Pirates gained 102 more yards on the day, but it was the Cowboys that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Pagosa Springs had strong showings from Creede Dozier, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and Colton Lucero, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown. Lucero's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 150 rushing yards dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Seth Zeigler.
Even though they lost, Pagosa Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Graden Buckhanan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gunnison, rushing for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Buckhanan really tore up the turf during one magnificent 96-yard run.
Pagosa Springs' loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Gunnison, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Pagosa Springs will look to defend their home field on Friday against Montezuma-Cortez at 7:00 p.m. Montezuma-Cortez will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Pagosa Springs surely won't give up without a fight. As for Gunnison, they will head out on the road to take on Bayfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gunnison is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
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