It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pueblo East can now relate to. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Discovery Canyon Thunder on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now lost five in a row.
Pueblo East's loss came despite strong showings from Dolphka Lewis and Izaiah Trujillo. Lewis rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, while Trujillo picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Trujillo also racked up 14 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Hayden Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Discovery Canyon, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
The loss snapped Pueblo East's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 8-3 record. As for Discovery Canyon, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Pueblo East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Discovery Canyon, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 30-7 defeat against Thompson Valley on the 23rd.
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