Football Preview: Oak Ridge Pioneers vs. University Cougars
Oak Ridge is 7-1 against University since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Oak Ridge Pioneers will stay at home for another week and welcome the University Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Oak Ridge's defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so University's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Oak Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Colonial for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-12 win at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Pioneers with their most commanding win of the season.
Oak Ridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taylor Crane, who threw for 185 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Aiden Graham helped Crane out on the ground, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to Innovation 21-17.
Oak Ridge now has a winning record of 3-2. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Oak Ridge against University in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 38-6 win. Does Oak Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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