Football Preview: Pioneer Valley Panthers vs. Atascadero Greyhounds
Pioneer Valley has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Atascadero Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m.
Pioneer Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against San Luis Obispo on Friday. They were dealt a 45-0 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. The Panthers have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Atascadero). They walked away with a 42-34 victory over Santa Ynez on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Greyhounds considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Atascadero found their leader in underclassman Michael Trejo, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 66 yards and a touchdown. Trejo has become a key player for Atascadero: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Joseph Hyde, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Atascadero was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pioneer Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-4-1. As for Atascadero, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3.
Things could have been worse for Pioneer Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-24 loss to Atascadero when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Pioneer Valley, Mateo Cano (who rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry) 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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