Football Preview: Live Oak Acorns vs. Piedmont Hills Pirates
Live Oak is 6-1 against Piedmont Hills since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Live Oak Acorns will venture away from home to square off against the Piedmont Hills Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Live Oak has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Piedmont Hills will come in with seven straight victories.
Live Oak is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Christopher on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Live Oak came up short against Christopher, falling 31-7. While losing is never fun, the Acorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Cougars are ranked 225th).
Meanwhile, while Piedmont Hills put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Independence. Piedmont Hills blew past Independence 49-0. With that win, the Pirates brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
Alex Tran was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 258 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Jonas Petty, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Piedmont Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Piedmont Hills pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.3 points per game. As for Live Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Live Oak's way against Piedmont Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as Live Oak made off with a 42-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Piedmont Hills' Raymond Heredia, who threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Live Oak to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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