Football Recap: Owen Zickler's Menacing Defense Leads Pioneer over River City
By Team Reports
Oct 9, 2025, 6:07pm
Football Recap: Pioneer Patriots vs. River City Raiders
Pioneer won the last time they faced River City and things went their way on Friday too. The Patriots walked away with an 18-6 win over the Raiders. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Joe Mendez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 104 yards and one TD.
Owen Zickler
| 10/03/25 vs River City | 10 |
| 09/26/25 vs Sacramento | 13 |
| 09/19/25 @ Vacaville | 5 |
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pioneer's defense and their five sacks. Owen Zickler was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Pioneer's record now sits at 5-2. As for River City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pioneer is set to square off against their familiar foe Wood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, River City will challenge rival Rodriguez at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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