Football Preview: Pioneer Diamondbacks vs. Lopez Lobos
The Pioneer Diamondbacks will face off against the Lopez Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Lopez is hoping to do what Mission Veterans Memorial couldn't on Friday: put an end to Pioneer's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Pioneer sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-8 win over Mission Veterans Memorial.
Meanwhile, Lopez entered their match against Edcouch-Elsa on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lopez fell 24-17 to Edcouch-Elsa. The matchup marked the Lobos' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Eddie Slovak, who rushed for 152 yards. Slovak is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 110 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Rios, who picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lopez wouldn't let Edcouch-Elsa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lopez can thank Carlos Cantu and Kenneth Mitchell for forcing both of them. Lopez got some further help from Ricardo Mondragon: he made 13 total tackles.
Lopez's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Pioneer, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Pioneer has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lopez struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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