Football Preview: Pinnacle Pioneers vs. O'Connor Eagles
Pinnacle has gone 7-0 against O'Connor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pinnacle Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the O'Connor Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Pinnacle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.6 points per game this season.
Pinnacle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Pinnacle was ranked 14th). Pinnacle fell just short of Liberty by a score of 32-29 last Friday. The Pioneers have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game last Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Pinnacle got top-tier performance from Wyatt Horton, who threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. 99 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jace Pina, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for O'Connor just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 35-14 to Boulder Creek. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered against the Jaguars since September 28, 2017.
Pinnacle's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for O'Connor, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Pinnacle strolled past O'Connor in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 37-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinnacle since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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