Football Preview: Pieper Warriors vs. Smithson Valley Rangers
Pieper has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Smithson Valley has won seven straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Pieper Warriors will challenge the Smithson Valley Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Smithson Valley heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pieper took over last week. Pieper enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Wagner last Thursday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to John Hamilton and he. Hamilton rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry while he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pieper was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Smithson Valley at home against Boerne-Champion last Friday as the squad secured a 42-10 win. Considering the Rangers have won three matchups by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pieper's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Smithson Valley, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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