Football Preview: New Braunfels Unicorns vs. Pieper Warriors
Two dominant signal callers in CLAYTON NAMKEN and Cayden Keeth are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Braunfels Unicorns will face off against the Pieper Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pieper is hoping to do what Boerne-Champion couldn't on Friday: put an end to New Braunfels' winning streak, which now stands at four games. New Braunfels took down Boerne-Champion 49-34.
It was another big night for NAMKEN, who rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. New Braunfels also got a significant boost from BROCK STEWART, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 172 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: New Braunfels was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pieper). They strolled past Seguin with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-37. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Matadors are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keeth was his usual excellent self, throwing for 287 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Brady Hopper was another key player, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Pieper didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grant Oling and Jackson Hopper.
New Braunfels' win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Pieper, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
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