It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pueblo West can now relate to. They took an 18-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Montrose Red Hawks on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Cyclones couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Pueblo West still got an impressive performance from Gavin Lockett, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 126 yards on 12 of 21 attempts.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Montrose to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Womack, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Womack is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 121 every time he's taken the field this season. Montrose also got a significant boost from Chase Mehan, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Pueblo West's defeat dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Montrose, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Pueblo West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Montrose, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-28 loss against Broomfield on the 7th.
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