Falcon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the Ponderosa Mustangs, falling 51-7. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Mustangs are ranked 37th).
Thomas Keene threw for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Dominick Pufpaff was his top target, picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Noah Favreau rushed for 26 yards.
Ponderosa found their leader in underclassman Colter Espinoza, who threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Max Mervin, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Falcon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ponderosa, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Falcon will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Montrose at 6:00 p.m. on October 4th. Montrose knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Falcon likes a good challenge. As for Ponderosa, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 48-7 victory vs. Chaparral on the 26th.
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