Football Preview: Santa Rosa Panthers vs. Piner Prospectors
Santa Rosa has gone 7-0 against Piner recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Santa Rosa Panthers will be playing at home against the Piner Prospectors at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Santa Rosa took a blow against Sonoma Valley, falling 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Dragons are ranked 278th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Piner was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Sonoma Valley on the road and fell 35-7.
Piner's defeat came about despite a quality game from Apollo Pereira, who picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 35 yards. The dominant performance gave Pereira a new career-high in rushing yards.
Piner's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Joseph Martinez and Kamuriun Kerr Cobb.
Santa Rosa's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Piner, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2.
Santa Rosa strolled past Piner in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-9. Will Santa Rosa repeat their success, or does Piner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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