After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Pagosa Springs is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Monte Vista Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Pagosa Springs and Centauri were almost perfectly matched up, but Pagosa Springs suffered a 21-20 loss.
Despite the defeat, Pagosa Springs got top-tier performance from Colton Lucero, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 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 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Pagosa Springs' defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Tommaso Nigro was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista won against Rye last Friday with 43 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went Monte Vista's way against North Fork as Monte Vista made off with a 43-20 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Jacob Pacheco was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the jets for a run for 67 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Marquez, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Monte Vista wouldn't let North Fork keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Monte Vista can thank Marquez and Azariah Hurtado for forcing both of them.
Pagosa Springs' loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Monte Vista, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Pagosa Springs strolled past Monte Vista when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a score of 26-7. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Monte Vista's Jacob Chavez, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Pagosa Springs to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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