It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pagosa Springs can now relate to. They took a 44-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elizabeth Cardinals on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 41-0 back in September.
Colton Lucero
| 10/10/25 @ Bayfield | 5 |
| 10/03/25 vs Salida | 5 |
| 11/08/25 @ Elizabeth | 4 |
| 10/24/25 @ Montezuma-Cortez | 4 |
| 08/29/25 vs Kirtland Central | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the loss, Pagosa Springs still got an impressive performance from Colton Lucero, who rushed for 268 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also caught one TD. The Pirates are 5-1 when Lucero posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Pagosa Springs also got a significant boost from Hudson Mazur, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Elizabeth got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Griffin Widhalm out in front who rushed for 119 yards and one score on only 12 carries. Andrew Martinez was another major influence, as he rushed for 53 yards and ran in a TD.
The defeat snapped Pagosa Springs' winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for Elizabeth, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Pagosa Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elizabeth, they will take on Brush at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Beetdiggers' defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so the Cardinals' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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