Holy Family entered their game against Pueblo East on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Holy Family Tigers lost 63-42 to the Pueblo East Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 41-21 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2016.
Despite the loss, Holy Family still got an impressive performance from Monte Samaras, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Pueblo East was led to victory by Dolphka Lewis and Justus Freeman. Lewis rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, while Freeman rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Lewis is now averaging an impressive 118.6 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Izaiah Trujillo, who picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Holy Family's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Pueblo East, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holy Family will host Mead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mead will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Holy Family surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pueblo East, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sierra at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th.
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