Football Preview: West Chargers vs. Piper Pirates
The West Chargers will take on the Piper Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
West's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Leavenworth on Friday. They were outmatched by the PIONEERS on the road and fell 57-0. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, the Chargers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Piper). They breezed by Turner at home to the tune of 51-16 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Pirates have posted since September 29, 2023.
Piper found their leader in underclassman Jayden Correa, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. Roman Byers was another key player, gaining 84 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piper was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 57.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 213.
Piper wouldn't let Turner keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Roch Emanuel was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
West's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Piper, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
West was taken down by Piper 34-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Piper's Jack Bakarich, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Now that West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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