Football Preview: Oak Ridge Pioneers vs. Colonial Grenadiers
The Oak Ridge Pioneers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Colonial Grenadiers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Colonial's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Colonial is facing Oak Ridge at the wrong time: Oak Ridge suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 24-14 to the Vipers. The Pioneers gained 118 more yards on the day, but it was the Vipers that made the best use of them.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Taylor Crane, who threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Ashton Collins was Crane's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Colonial lost to East River on the road by a 34-20 margin on Friday. The Grenadiers haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Oak Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Colonial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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