Football Preview: Pioneer Mustangs vs. Overfelt Royals
The Pioneer Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Overfelt Royals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pioneer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Independence by a score of 38-28 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The critical scores for Pioneer came from Jordan Nunez, Brady Montgomery, Julian Lopez, Thomas Fries, and Jesse Herrera.
Pioneer didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Adam Larson, Montgomery, and Fries picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Overfelt, as they earned their first road win of the season. They strolled past Del Mar with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 34-20.
The victory got Pioneer back to even at 4-4. As for Overfelt, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Pioneer suffered a grim 34-9 defeat to Overfelt when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Pioneer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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