A win for Montezuma-Cortez just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-21 to the Pagosa Springs Pirates. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Montezuma-Cortez lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Colby Mcmillian, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Tay Wheat, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Colton Lucero was his usual excellent self, rushing for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry for Pagosa Springs. Lucero's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 150 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Zeigler, who gained 155 total yards and a touchdown.
Montezuma-Cortez's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Pagosa Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Montezuma-Cortez will square off against Bayfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montezuma-Cortez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season. As for Pagosa Springs, they will challenge Alamosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pagosa Springs also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 32.6 points per game.
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