Football Preview: Pieper Warriors vs. Smithson Valley Rangers
Pieper is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Smithson Valley is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Pieper Warriors will welcome the Smithson Valley Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Smithson Valley heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pieper took over last week. Pieper enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over Wagner on Thursday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to John Hamilton and he. Hamilton rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry while he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pieper was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Smithson Valley took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-10 victory over Boerne-Champion. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won three contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
Pieper's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Smithson Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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