Durango sophomore Elijah Fenton had two goals in the first nine minutes against Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
And the Demons continued to pile it on, leading 6-0 by the 16th minute.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an eye-opener for sure,\u201d said M-CHS head coach Sean Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n
Durango found the net another four times in the second half to end the match early with a 10-0 win.<\/p>\n
While some of the Demons goals came from skilled offensive players, some were brought on by the Panthers\u2019 defensive mistakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a rough game,\u201d Fitzgerald said. \u201cThey\u2019re good. They really know how to play there. But I think we could\u2019ve done better with fewer mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Panthers fell to 1-5 after the loss to Durango, but Fitzgerald plans to work on defense and formations leading up to their next game against Pagosa Springs on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Pagosa is going to be really good,\u201d Fitzgerald said. \u201cI think they\u2019re going to be kind of like a Durango. I think it\u2019s going to be a little better, but there\u2019s still a lot of things to work on, with the defense especially, and no mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Panthers (1-5) will host Pagosa Springs (5-0) on Friday at 5 p.m. in a conference matchup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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