Football Preview: Pioneer Patriots vs. Wood Wildcats
Pioneer has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Wood Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Pioneer will be strutting in after a win while Wood will be coming in after a defeat.
Pioneer and River City met for a duel on Friday where Pioneer prevailed. Pioneer managed a 14-10 victory over River City. The win was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The critical scores for Pioneer came from Landon Dahler and Alex Macias.
Pioneer didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tiburcio Silva and Devion Corley. Silva also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Pioneer is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Wood scored the most points they've had all season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They and River City were almost perfectly matched up, but Wood suffered a 35-34 loss. The Wildcats' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Pioneer now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Wood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Pioneer came up short against Wood in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, falling 14-7. Thankfully for Pioneer, Manny Delatorre (who rushed for 164 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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