If Salida was riding high fresh off their 40-0 takedown of Rye two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Salida Spartans lost to the Pagosa Springs Pirates at home by a 35-20 margin on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wyatt Farney, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 92 rushing yards gave Farney a new career-high. Casen Pridemore was another key player, rushing for 146 yards and a touchdown.
Pagosa Springs was led to victory by Colton Lucero and Creede Dozier. Lucero gained 182 total yards and two touchdowns, while Dozier rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Lucero is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Alex Pacheco got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Salida now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Pagosa Springs, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Salida will venture away from home to face off against Montezuma-Cortez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montezuma-Cortez's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Salida's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Pagosa Springs, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bayfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bayfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season.
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