With a playoff game on the line, Pueblo West rose to the challenge on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-28 win over the Heritage Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cyclones.
Gavin Lockett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 292 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105.9 rushing yards per game.
Pueblo West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Pueblo West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Garrett O'Brien and Brendan Ray.
Despite the loss, Heritage still got an impressive performance from Jamison Seese, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Seese is becoming a predictor of Heritage's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jett Balika, who picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pueblo West pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Pueblo West will head out on the road to face off against Montrose at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montrose will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Pueblo West surely won't give up without a fight. Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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