Football Recap: Pioneer Patriots vs. River Valley Falcons
Pioneer won the last time they faced River Valley, and things went their way on Friday too. The Pioneer Patriots put the hurt on the River Valley Falcons with a sharp 42-20 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Leading Pioneer to victory were Devion Corley and Nicco Hargrove. Corley picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Hargrove rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pioneer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Valley only rushed for 147.
Despite the loss, River Valley still got an impressive performance from Adrian Walters, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Pioneer's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Pioneer will welcome Woodland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for River Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Oakmont at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th.
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