Alamosa and Lamar squared off in some playoff action on Sunday, but Alamosa had to settle for second. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lamar Thunder. The Mean Moose gained 113 more yards on the day, but it was the Thunder that made the best use of them.
Alamosa lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zane Zook, who rushed for 117 yards. Zook's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. Alamosa also got a significant boost from Dyson Woodward, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
Even though they lost, Alamosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 217.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 281.
A big part of Lamar's win came down to the chemistry between Jacob Dunning and his top target Cael Buxton. Dunning threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns while Buxton picked up 44 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Alamosa's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Lamar, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Alamosa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lamar, they are taking a road trip to challenge Eaton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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