Football Preview: Piedmont Hills Pirates vs. Pioneer Mustangs
Piedmont Hills and Pioneer are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Piedmont Hills Pirates will face off against the Pioneer Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Hills will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Piedmont Hills got the win against Overfelt by a conclusive 48-22. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Toby Torres was a one-man wrecking crew for Piedmont Hills as he threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Alex Tran was Torres' top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Pioneer was able to grind out a solid win over Silver Creek on Thursday, taking the game 16-7. The matchup marked the Mustangs' most dominant victory of the season.
The critical scores for Pioneer came from Brady Montgomery and Jesse Herrera.
Piedmont Hills' win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Pioneer, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Piedmont Hills has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 164.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pioneer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 155.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Piedmont Hills might still be hurting after the 35-15 defeat they got from Pioneer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Piedmont Hills, Edgar Orozco (who rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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