Football Recap: Carroll Falls Short of Pioneer in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 2, 2024, 9:22am

Football Recap: Carroll Cougars vs. Pioneer Panthers

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carroll can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Pioneer Panthers at home and fell 49-7. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Micah Rans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pioneer, rushing for 322 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry. Rans really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. Noah Vanmeter also helped out as he racked up 156 rushing yards.

Carroll's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-1. As for Pioneer, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.

Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pioneer, they will challenge Taylor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.

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